2021 Caribbean Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| City | Mazatlán |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | January 31, 2021 – February 6, 2021 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Águilas Cibaeñas (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Criollos de Caguas |
The 2021 Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) was the 63rd edition of the international competition featuring the champions of the Colombian Professional Baseball League, Dominican Professional Baseball League, Mexican Pacific League, Panamanian Professional Baseball League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. It took place from January 31 to February 6, 2021, at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico.
Spectators were allowed to attend games, though the stadium only operated at 45% of capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions. Face coverings and socially distanced seating guidelines were enforced.[1]
Format
The Preliminary Round consisted of a fifteen-game round robin, after which the top 4 teams advanced to the Semifinal Round (1st vs. 4th, 2nd vs. 3rd). The winners of the semifinal games then squared off in the Final.
Participating teams
| Team | Manager | Means of qualification |
|---|---|---|
 Caimanes de Barranquilla
|
José Mosquera
|
Winners of the 2020–21 Colombian Professional Baseball League |
 Tomateros de Culiacán
|
Benji Gil
|
Winners of the 2020–21 Mexican Pacific League |
 Federales de Chiriquí
|
 Alfonso Urquiola
|
Runners-up of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League[1] |
| Criollos de Caguas
|
Ramón Vázquez
|
Winners of the 2020–21 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League |
| Águilas Cibaeñas
|
Félix Fermín
|
Winners of the 2020–21 Dominican Professional Baseball League |
 Caribes de Anzoátegui
|
 Mike Alvarez[2]
|
Winners of the 2020–21 Venezuelan Professional Baseball League |
^ 1. The 2020–21 Panamanian Professional Baseball League season was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Panama still opted to participate in the Caribbean Series and selected an All-Star team from the league’s teams playing under the Federales franchise name.[2]
^ 2. Mike Alvarez was born in Cuba, but raised in the United States.
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Águilas Cibaeñas
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 1.000 | — | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Criollos de Caguas
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 18 | +3 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tomateros de Culiacán (H)
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 18 | +8 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Federales de Chiriquí
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 34 | −2 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Caribes de Anzoátegui
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Caimanes de Barranquilla
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 | −15 | .000 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head matches; 3) Team quality balance; 4) Batting average; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
- Time zone: Mountain Standard Time (UTC–7)
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 4 | Federales de Chiriquí
| 3 | |||||||
| 1 | Águilas Cibaeñas
| 4 | |||||||
| 1 | Águilas Cibaeñas
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Criollos de Caguas
| 1 | |||||||
| 3 | Tomateros de Culiacán
| 1 | |||||||
| 2 | Criollos de Caguas
| 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| Date | Time | Away | Result | Home | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 5 | 15:00 | Federales de Chiriquí
|
3–4 | Águilas Cibaeñas
|
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal |
| February 5 | 20:00 | Tomateros de Culiacán
|
1–2 | Criollos de Caguas
|
Estadio Teodoro Mariscal |
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criollos de Caguas |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Águilas Cibaeñas |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Awards
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Starting Pitcher | Carlos Martínez
|
| Relief Pitcher | Jumbo Díaz
|
| Catcher | Yadier Molina
|
| First Baseman | Ronald Guzmán
|
| Second Baseman | Robinson Canó
|
| Third Baseman | Jordan Díaz
|
| Shortstop | Jonathan Araúz
|
| Outfielders | Melky Cabrera Juan Lagares Jarren Duran
|
| Designated Hitter | Jesse Castillo
|
| Manager | Félix Fermín
|
References
- ^ "Series del Caribe 2021 en Mazatlán: aforo, medidas, restricciones y dónde comprar boletos" (in Spanish). Diario AS México. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ @federalesdechi (15 January 2021). "Tenemos el gusto de informar a toda nuestra fanaticada que el equipo seleccionando para representar a Panamá en la Serie del Caribe llevará el nombre de Federales De Chiriquí" (Tweet) – via Twitter.