2021 Caribbean Series

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	Means of qualification
Caimanes de Barranquilla	Winners of the 2020–21 Colombian Professional Baseball League
Tomateros de Culiacán	Winners of the 2020–21 Mexican Pacific League
Federales de Chiriquí	Runners-up of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League^[1]
Criollos de Caguas	Winners of the 2020–21 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League
Águilas Cibaeñas	Winners of the 2020–21 Dominican Professional Baseball League
Caribes de Anzoátegui	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 the Federales franchise to represent them in the competition. The team had a mix of players from all four clubs in the league.^[2]

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

Source: MLB
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)

Date	Time	Away	Result	Home	Stadium
January 31	10:30	Federales de Chiriquí	6–3	Caribes de Anzoátegui	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
January 31	15:00	Criollos de Caguas	1–5	Águilas Cibaeñas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
January 31	20:00	Tomateros de Culiacán	10–2	Caimanes de Barranquilla	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 1	11:00	Federales de Chiriquí	9–5	Caimanes de Barranquilla	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 1	15:30	Caribes de Anzoátegui	0–3	Criollos de Caguas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 1	20:00	Águilas Cibaeñas	4–2	Tomateros de Culiacán	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 2	10:30	Caimanes de Barranquilla	0–1	Caribes de Anzoátegui	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 2	15:00	Águilas Cibaeñas	11–6	Federales de Chiriquí	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 2	20:00	Criollos de Caguas	6–4	Tomateros de Culiacán	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 3	10:30	Caribes de Anzoátegui	0–2	Águilas Cibaeñas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 3	15:00	Caimanes de Barranquilla	1–2	Criollos de Caguas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 3	20:00	Tomateros de Culiacán	6–3	Federales de Chiriquí	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 4	11:00	Federales de Chiriquí	8–9	Criollos de Caguas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 4	15:30	Caimanes de Barranquilla	2–3	Águilas Cibaeñas	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
February 4	20:00	Caribes de Anzoátegui	3–4 (10)	Tomateros de Culiacán	Estadio Teodoro Mariscal

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

February 6, 2021 20:00 at Estadio Teodoro Mariscal in Mazatlán, Mexico
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

All-Tournament Team
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.

External links

Caribbean Series on mlb.com

[1] "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.

[2] @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.

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