2021 Mexican League season

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]

2021 Mexican League season
LeagueMexican League
SportBaseball
Duration20 May – 15 September
Number of teams18
Serie del Rey
ChampionsToros de Tijuana
  Runners-upLeones de Yucatán
Finals MVPEfrén Navarro
LMB seasons

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

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First roundZone SeriesChampionship SeriesSerie del Rey
 
              
 
North
 
 
Mariachis de Guadalajara4
 
 
 
Algodoneros de Unión Laguna3
 
Mariachis de Guadalajara4
 
 
Rieleros de Aguascalientes2
 
 
 
 
 
Mariachis de Guadalajara2
 
 
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
 
 
Rieleros de Aguascalientes3
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
 
 
Acereros de Monclova1
 
Saraperos de Saltillo1
 
 
 
Acereros de Monclova4
 
Toros de Tijuana4
 
South
 
Leones de Yucatán3
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
 
Tigres de Quintana Roo1
 
Diablos Rojos del México4
 
 
El Águila de Veracruz1
 
 
 
 
 
Diablos Rojos del México1
 
 
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
Olmecas de Tabasco4
 
 
 
Pericos de Puebla1
 
Olmecas de Tabasco1
 
 
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
Leones de Yucatán4
 
 
El Águila de Veracruz2
 

First round

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Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 7 Unión Laguna – 4, Guadalajara13 Estadio Panamericano 3:36 3,099 
2 August 8 Unión Laguna – 3, Guadalajara7 Estadio Panamericano 3:32 2,863 
3 August 10 Guadalajara12, Unión Laguna – 3 Estadio Revolución 3:51 5,747 
4 August 11 Guadalajara – 2, Unión Laguna10 Estadio Revolución 3:54 4,825 
5 August 12 Guadalajara – 4, Unión Laguna5 Estadio Revolución 3:34 5,023 
6 August 14 Unión Laguna13, Guadalajara – 11 Estadio Panamericano 4:43 3,321 
7 August 15 Unión Laguna – 2, Guadalajara7 Estadio Panamericano 3:40 2,299

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 7 Aguascalientes6, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 3:00 7,101 
2 August 8 Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana8 Estadio Chevron 3:21 6,031 
3 August 10 Tijuana – 5, Aguascalientes6 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:46 3,489 
4 August 11 Tijuana – 4, Aguascalientes5 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:53 3,233 
5 August 12 Tijuana5, Aguascalientes – 0 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:00 2,784 
6 August 14 Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana5 Estadio Chevron 4:32 11,986 
7 August 15 Aguascalientes – 4, Tijuana6 Estadio Chevron 3:47 12,021

Acereros de Monclova won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 7 Monclova5, Saltillo – 4 Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero 3:43 5,162 
2 August 8 Monclova – 2, Saltillo4 Estadio de Béisbol Francisco I. Madero 3:02 5,780 
3 August 10 Saltillo – 3, Monclova6 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:41 5,366 
4 August 11 Saltillo – 2, Monclova3 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:11 5,413 
5 August 12 Saltillo – 1, Monclova3 (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 
1 August 7 Quintana Roo12, México – 2 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:26 5,276 
2 August 8 Quintana Roo – 5, México7 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:27 6,195 
3 August 10 México9, Quintana Roo – 0 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:06 2,227 
4 August 11 México3, Quintana Roo – 0 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:26 1,928 
5 August 12 México8, Quintana Roo – 4 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:46 1,521

Olmecas de Tabasco won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 7 Puebla2, Tabasco – 1 Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero 4:07 2,236 
2 August 8 Puebla – 1, Tabasco3 Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero 3:04 2,370 
3 August 10 Tabasco14, Puebla – 12 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 3:43 2,230 
4 August 11 Tabasco8, Puebla – 3 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 3:55 2,432 
5 August 12 Tabasco7, Puebla – 4 Estadio Hermanos Serdán 3:28 2,133

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 7 Veracruz – 3, Yucatán15 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:36 3,476 
2 August 8 Veracruz8, Yucatán – 3 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:47 3,889 
3 August 10 Yucatán7, Veracruz – 6 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 4:05 2,180 
4 August 11 Yucatán11, Veracruz – 3 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:54 2,043 
5 August 12 Yucatán – 8, Veracruz9 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 4:22 1,789 
6 August 14 Veracruz – 1, Yucatán5 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:51 4,108

Zone Series

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Mariachis de Guadalajara won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 17 Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara14 Estadio Panamericano 4:05 2,315 
2 August 18 Aguascalientes – 7, Guadalajara8 Estadio Panamericano 4:18 2,672 
3 August 20 Guadalajara9, Aguascalientes – 6 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 4:17 4,350 
4 August 21 Guadalajara – 7, Aguascalientes9 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:45 1,915 
5 August 22 Guadalajara – 6, Aguascalientes9 Parque Alberto Romo Chávez 3:27 1,755 
6 August 24 Aguascalientes – 3, Guadalajara10 Estadio Panamericano 4:18 3,419

Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 17 Monclova – 5, Tijuana10 Estadio Chevron 3:57 8,827 
2 August 18 Monclova – 3, Tijuana4 Estadio Chevron 3:16 9,073 
3 August 20 Tijuana5, Monclova – 4 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:41 5,950 
4 August 21 Tijuana – 3, Monclova5 Estadio de Béisbol Monclova 3:17 5,950 
5 August 22 Tijuana10, 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 
1 August 17 Veracruz – 3, México9 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:33 4,105 
2 August 18 Veracruz – 9, México14 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 4:12 5,658 
3 August 21 México2, Veracruz – 0 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:26 2,579 
4 August 22 México – 0, Veracruz3 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 2:47 1,703 
5 August 23 México5, Veracruz – 2 Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila 3:21 3,000

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 17 Yucatán – 6, Tabasco7 Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero 4:27 1,613 
2 August 18 Yucatán3, Tabasco – 0 Estadio Centenario 27 de Febrero 3:24 1,655 
3 August 20 Tabasco – 2, Yucatán4 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:53 4,467 
4 August 21 Tabasco – 1, Yucatán5 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:02 5,238 
5 August 22 Tabasco – 0, Yucatán3 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:07 5,683

Championship Series

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Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–2.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 27 Tijuana4, Guadalajara – 3 Estadio Panamericano 3:56 4,438 
2 August 28 Tijuana11, Guadalajara – 9 Estadio Panamericano 4:59 4,384 
3 August 30 Guadalajara4, Tijuana – 3 Estadio Chevron 4:02 14,896 
4 August 31 Guadalajara – 3, Tijuana7 Estadio Chevron 3:02 14,921 
5 September 1 Guadalajara12, Tijuana – 5 Estadio Chevron 3:35 14,902 
6 September 3 Tijuana5, Guadalajara – 4 Estadio Panamericano 3:02 4,000

Leones de Yucatán won the series, 4–1.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 August 27 Yucatán7, México – 6 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:45 8,426 
2 August 28 Yucatán6, México – 4 Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú 3:40 8,746 
3 August 30 México – 3, Yucatán5 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:58 6,460 
4 August 31 México6, Yucatán – 4 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:35 6,460 
5 September 1 México – 7, Yucatán9 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 4:20 6,460

Serie del Rey

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Summary

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Toros de Tijuana won the series, 4–3.

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 September 6 Yucatán7, Tijuana – 3 Estadio Chevron 3:39 14,297 
2 September 7 Yucatán7, Tijuana – 1 Estadio Chevron 3:17 14,989 
3 September 9 Tijuana – 0, Yucatán2 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 2:48 6,460 
4 September 11 Tijuana6, Yucatán – 2 Parque Kukulcán Alamo 3:34 6,460 
5 September 12 Tijuana4, Yucatán – 3 (11 inn.) Parque Kukulcán Alamo 5:02 6,460 
6 September 14 Yucatán – 3, Tijuana10 Estadio Chevron 3:27 16,998 
7 September 15 Yucatán – 0, Tijuana3 Estadio Chevron 3:33 17,687

Game summaries

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Game 1
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6 September 2021 7:22 p.m. (UTC–7) at Estadio Chevron in Tijuana, Baja California, 23 °C, clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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7 September 2021 7:06 p.m. (UTC–7) at Estadio Chevron in Tijuana, Baja California, 23 °C
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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9 September 2021 8:16 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 26 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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11 September 2021 6:01 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 29 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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12 September 2021 6:01 p.m. (UTC–5) at Parque Kukulcán Alamo in Mérida, Yucatán, 33 °C, partly cloudy
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
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
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14 September 2021 7:05 p.m. (UTC–7) at Estadio Chevron in Tijuana, Baja California, 23 °C, clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
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15 September 2021 7:04 p.m. (UTC–7) at Estadio Chevron in Tijuana, Baja California, 21 °C, clear
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

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Offseason

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Team Former manager Reason for leaving New manager Ref.
Diablos Rojos del México   Sergio Omar Gastélum Fired   Miguel Ojeda [7]

In season

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Team Former manager Interim manager Reason for leaving New manager Ref.
Sultanes de Monterrey   Homar Rojas   Antonio Aguilera Fired   Sergio Omar Gastélum [8]
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos   Pablo Ortega N/A   Rafael Rijo [9]
Tigres de Quintana Roo   Adán Muñoz   Javier Robles   Óscar Robles [10]
Bravos de León   Tim Johnson   Eddie Castro   Martín Enríquez
Pericos de Puebla   Carlos Gastélum N/A   Gerardo Sánchez [11]
Leones de Yucatán   Gerónimo Gil   Juan Francisco Rodríguez   Luis Matos [12]
Toros de Tijuana   Omar Vizquel N/A   Homar Rojas [13]

League leaders

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Milestones

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Pitchers

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No-hitters

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  • 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

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Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player   Leandro Castro Tijuana [16]
Rookie of the Year   Juan Carlos Camacho Oaxaca [17]
Best Pitcher   Masaru Nakamura Guadalajara [18]
Best Relief Pitcher   Fernando Rodney Tijuana [19]
Manager of the Year   Benji Gil Guadalajara [20]

References

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  1. ^ "LMB: Se anuncia el calendario de juegos para la temporada 2021 de la LMB" (in Spanish). MiLB. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "¡Vuelve Veracruz y Guadalajara a la LMB! Jugarán en la Temporada 2021". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. ^ "LMB: Renovado sistema de competencia para la temporada 2021". MiLB.com (in Spanish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Standings". milb.com. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ Rodríguez, Luis (2 February 2021). "Diablos Rojos del México presenta a Miguel Ojeda como nuevo manager". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ López, Tomás (3 June 2021). "Sergio Omar Gastelum es nuevo mánager de Sultanes de Monterrey". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Asume Rafael Rijo como manager interino de Tecolotes". Tecolotes de 2 Laredos (in Spanish). 17 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. ^ Montoya, Marco (18 June 2021). "Tigres de Quintana Roo cambia de mánager". Esto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  11. ^ González, Édgar (11 July 2021). "Carlos Gastelum cesado de Pericos, "Polvorita" Sánchez al relevo". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Luis Matos será nuevo manager de los Leones de Yucatán en la LMB". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ a b "Stats". milb.com. MiLB.
  15. ^ "Dylan Unsworth lanza sin hit ni carrera con El Águila de Veracruz". Mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  16. ^ "LMB: Leandro Castro es electo Jugador Más Valioso 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  17. ^ "LMB: Juan Carlos Camacho, el Novato del Año en la Temporada 2021". Séptima Entrada (in Spanish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. ^ "LMB: Masaru Nakamura es el Pitcher del Año 2021". milb.com (in Spanish). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  19. ^ "LMB: Fernando Rodney es electo como Relevista del Año 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  20. ^ "LMB: Benjamín Gil es electo Manager del Año 2021 de la LMB". milb.com (in Spanish). 15 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.