2021 Mexican League season
2021 Mexican League season | |
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League | Mexican League |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | 20 May – 15 September |
Number of teams | 18 |
Serie del Rey | |
Champions | Toros de Tijuana |
Runners-up | Leones de Yucatán |
Finals MVP | Efrén Navarro |
The 2021 Mexican League season was the 96th season in the history of the Mexican League. The league was contested by 18 teams, evenly divided in North and South zones. The season started on 20 May with the series between Sultanes de Monterrey and Acereros de Monclova and ended on 15 September with the last game of the Serie del Rey, where Toros de Tijuana defeated Leones de Yucatán to win the championship.[1][2]
Two teams joined the league for this season: Mariachis de Guadalajara and El Águila de Veracruz, totalling 18 teams.[3] Veracruz returned to the league after a three year absence, when in 2018 the franchise was sold and moved to Nuevo Laredo.[4]
Starting from this season, there were four rounds of playoffs to define the champion. Previously, the Mexican League had three rounds of playoffs.[5]
Standings
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Postseason
[edit]First round
[edit]Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Unión Laguna – 4, Guadalajara – 13 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:36 | 3,099 |
2 | August 8 | Unión Laguna – 3, Guadalajara – 7 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:32 | 2,863 |
3 | August 10 | Guadalajara – 12, Unión Laguna – 3 | Estadio Revolución | 3:51 | 5,747 |
4 | August 11 | Guadalajara – 2, Unión Laguna – 10 | Estadio Revolución | 3:54 | 4,825 |
5 | August 12 | Guadalajara – 4, Unión Laguna – 5 | Estadio Revolución | 3:34 | 5,023 |
6 | August 14 | Unión Laguna – 13, Guadalajara – 11 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:43 | 3,321 |
7 | August 15 | Unión Laguna – 2, Guadalajara – 7 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:40 | 2,299 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Aguascalientes – 6, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:00 | 7,101 |
2 | August 8 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 8 | Estadio Chevron | 3:21 | 6,031 |
3 | August 10 | Tijuana – 5, Aguascalientes – 6 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:46 | 3,489 |
4 | August 11 | Tijuana – 4, Aguascalientes – 5 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:53 | 3,233 |
5 | August 12 | Tijuana – 5, Aguascalientes – 0 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:00 | 2,784 |
6 | August 14 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 4:32 | 11,986 |
7 | August 15 | Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana – 6 | Estadio Chevron | 3:47 | 12,021 |
Acereros de Monclova won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Monclova – 5, Saltillo – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero | 3:43 | 5,162 |
2 | August 8 | Monclova – 2, Saltillo – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero | 3:02 | 5,780 |
3 | August 10 | Saltillo – 3, Monclova – 6 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:41 | 5,366 |
4 | August 11 | Saltillo – 2, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:11 | 5,413 |
5 | August 12 | Saltillo – 1, Monclova – 3 (10 inn.) | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:14 | 5,942 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Quintana Roo – 12, México – 2 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:26 | 5,276 |
2 | August 8 | Quintana Roo – 5, México – 7 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:27 | 6,195 |
3 | August 10 | México – 9, Quintana Roo – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:06 | 2,227 |
4 | August 11 | México – 3, Quintana Roo – 0 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:26 | 1,928 |
5 | August 12 | México – 8, Quintana Roo – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:46 | 1,521 |
Olmecas de Tabasco won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Puebla – 2, Tabasco – 1 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 4:07 | 2,236 |
2 | August 8 | Puebla – 1, Tabasco – 3 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 3:04 | 2,370 |
3 | August 10 | Tabasco – 14, Puebla – 12 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:43 | 2,230 |
4 | August 11 | Tabasco – 8, Puebla – 3 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:55 | 2,432 |
5 | August 12 | Tabasco – 7, Puebla – 4 | Estadio Hermanos Serdán | 3:28 | 2,133 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 7 | Veracruz – 3, Yucatán – 15 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:36 | 3,476 |
2 | August 8 | Veracruz – 8, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:47 | 3,889 |
3 | August 10 | Yucatán – 7, Veracruz – 6 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 4:05 | 2,180 |
4 | August 11 | Yucatán – 11, Veracruz – 3 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:54 | 2,043 |
5 | August 12 | Yucatán – 8, Veracruz – 9 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 4:22 | 1,789 |
6 | August 14 | Veracruz – 1, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:51 | 4,108 |
Zone Series
[edit]Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara – 14 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:05 | 2,315 |
2 | August 18 | Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara – 8 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:18 | 2,672 |
3 | August 20 | Guadalajara – 9, Aguascalientes – 6 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 4:17 | 4,350 |
4 | August 21 | Guadalajara – 7, Aguascalientes – 9 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:45 | 1,915 |
5 | August 22 | Guadalajara – 6, Aguascalientes – 9 | Parque Alberto Romo Chávez | 3:27 | 1,755 |
6 | August 24 | Aguascalientes – 3, Guadalajara – 10 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:18 | 3,419 |
Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Monclova – 5, Tijuana – 10 | Estadio Chevron | 3:57 | 8,827 |
2 | August 18 | Monclova – 3, Tijuana – 4 | Estadio Chevron | 3:16 | 9,073 |
3 | August 20 | Tijuana – 5, Monclova – 4 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:41 | 5,950 |
4 | August 21 | Tijuana – 3, Monclova – 5 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:17 | 5,950 |
5 | August 22 | Tijuana – 10, Monclova – 3 | Estadio de Béisbol Monclova | 3:40 | 5,850 |
Diablos Rojos del México won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Veracruz – 3, México – 9 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:33 | 4,105 |
2 | August 18 | Veracruz – 9, México – 14 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 4:12 | 5,658 |
3 | August 21 | México – 2, Veracruz – 0 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:26 | 2,579 |
4 | August 22 | México – 0, Veracruz – 3 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 2:47 | 1,703 |
5 | August 23 | México – 5, Veracruz – 2 | Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | 3:21 | 3,000 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 17 | Yucatán – 6, Tabasco – 7 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 4:27 | 1,613 |
2 | August 18 | Yucatán – 3, Tabasco – 0 | Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero | 3:24 | 1,655 |
3 | August 20 | Tabasco – 2, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:53 | 4,467 |
4 | August 21 | Tabasco – 1, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:02 | 5,238 |
5 | August 22 | Tabasco – 0, Yucatán – 3 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:07 | 5,683 |
Championship Series
[edit]Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 27 | Tijuana – 4, Guadalajara – 3 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:56 | 4,438 |
2 | August 28 | Tijuana – 11, Guadalajara – 9 | Estadio Panamericano | 4:59 | 4,384 |
3 | August 30 | Guadalajara – 4, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 4:02 | 14,896 |
4 | August 31 | Guadalajara – 3, Tijuana – 7 | Estadio Chevron | 3:02 | 14,921 |
5 | September 1 | Guadalajara – 12, Tijuana – 5 | Estadio Chevron | 3:35 | 14,902 |
6 | September 3 | Tijuana – 5, Guadalajara – 4 | Estadio Panamericano | 3:02 | 4,000 |
Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | August 27 | Yucatán – 7, México – 6 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:45 | 8,426 |
2 | August 28 | Yucatán – 6, México – 4 | Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú | 3:40 | 8,746 |
3 | August 30 | México – 3, Yucatán – 5 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:58 | 6,460 |
4 | August 31 | México – 6, Yucatán – 4 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:35 | 6,460 |
5 | September 1 | México – 7, Yucatán – 9 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 4:20 | 6,460 |
Serie del Rey
[edit]Summary
[edit]Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.
Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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1 | September 6 | Yucatán – 7, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 3:39 | 14,297 |
2 | September 7 | Yucatán – 7, Tijuana – 1 | Estadio Chevron | 3:17 | 14,989 |
3 | September 9 | Tijuana – 0, Yucatán – 2 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 2:48 | 6,460 |
4 | September 11 | Tijuana – 6, Yucatán – 2 | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 3:34 | 6,460 |
5 | September 12 | Tijuana – 4, Yucatán – 3 (11 inn.) | Parque Kukulcán Alamo | 5:02 | 6,460 |
6 | September 14 | Yucatán – 3, Tijuana – 10 | Estadio Chevron | 3:27 | 16,998 |
7 | September 15 | Yucatán – 0, Tijuana – 3 | Estadio Chevron | 3:33 | 17,687 |
Game summaries
[edit]Game 1
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Radhames Liz (1–0) LP: Mike Devine (0–1) Home runs: YUC: Sebastián Valle (1) TIJ: None Attendance: 14,297 Boxscore |
Game 2
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Yoanner Negrín (1–0) LP: Carlos Hernández (0–1) Home runs: YUC: Yadir Drake (1) TIJ: None Attendance: 14,989 Boxscore |
Game 3
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Jake Thompson (1–0) LP: Joe Van Meter (0–1) Sv: Josh Lueke (1) Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Game 4
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Teddy Stankiewicz (1–0) LP: Casey Harman (0–1) Home runs: TIJ: Efrén Navarro (1) YUC: None Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Game 5
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tijuana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yucatán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
WP: Fernando Rodney (1–0) LP: Manuel Chávez (0–1) Home runs: TIJ: Leandro Castro (1), Luis Cruz (1) YUC: None Attendance: 6,460 Boxscore |
Game 6
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 10 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Michael Tonkin (1–0) LP: Yoanner Negrín (1–1) Home runs: YUC: None TIJ: Luis Cruz (1) Attendance: 16,998 Boxscore |
Game 7
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Yucatán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tijuana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Teddy Stankiewicz (2–0) LP: Jake Thompson (1–1) Sv: Fernando Rodney (1) Home runs: YUC: None TIJ: Peter O'Brien (1) Attendance: 17,687 Boxscore |
Managerial changes
[edit]Offseason
[edit]Team | Former manager | Reason for leaving | New manager | Ref. |
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Diablos Rojos del México | Fired | [7] |
In season
[edit]Team | Former manager | Interim manager | Reason for leaving | New manager | Ref. |
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Sultanes de Monterrey | Fired | [8] | |||
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos | N/A | [9] | |||
Tigres de Quintana Roo | [10] | ||||
Bravos de León | |||||
Pericos de Puebla | N/A | [11] | |||
Leones de Yucatán | [12] | ||||
Toros de Tijuana | N/A | [13] |
League leaders
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Milestones
[edit]Pitchers
[edit]No-hitters
[edit]- Dylan Unsworth (VER): On 28 May, Unsworth threw his first no-hitter in the Mexican League by defeating the Diablos Rojos del México 8–0.[15]
Awards
[edit]Award | Player | Team | Ref. |
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Most Valuable Player | Tijuana | [16] | |
Rookie of the Year | Oaxaca | [17] | |
Best Pitcher | Guadalajara | [18] | |
Best Relief Pitcher | Tijuana | [19] | |
Manager of the Year | Guadalajara | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ "LMB: Se anuncia el calendario de juegos para la temporada 2021 de la LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Toros de Tijuana logra la hazaña y se corona en la Liga Mexicana de Beisbol". El Universal (in Spanish). 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Mariachis de Guadalajara y El Águila de Veracruz son nuevos equipos de la LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "¡Vuelve Veracruz y Guadalajara a la LMB! Jugarán en la Temporada 2021". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "LMB: Renovado sistema de competencia para la temporada 2021". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Rodríguez, Luis (2 February 2021). "Diablos Rojos del México presenta a Miguel Ojeda como nuevo manager". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ López, Tomás (3 June 2021). "Sergio Omar Gastelum es nuevo mánager de Sultanes de Monterrey". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Asume Rafael Rijo como manager interino de Tecolotes". Tecolotes de 2 Laredos (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Montoya, Marco (18 June 2021). "Tigres de Quintana Roo cambia de mánager". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ González, Édgar (11 July 2021). "Carlos Gastelum cesado de Pericos, "Polvorita" Sánchez al relevo". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Luis Matos será nuevo manager de los Leones de Yucatán en la LMB". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Castro, Rubén (25 July 2021). "Manager venezolano Omar Vizquel es cesado por Toros de Tijuana en Liga Mexicana de Béisbol". ESPN.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
- ^ "Dylan Unsworth lanza sin hit ni carrera con El Águila de Veracruz". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Leandro Castro es electo Jugador Más Valioso 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Juan Carlos Camacho, el Novato del Año en la Temporada 2021". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Masaru Nakamura es el Pitcher del Año 2021". milb.com (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Fernando Rodney es electo como Relevista del Año 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "LMB: Benjamín Gil es electo Manager del Año 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.