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.
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 TeamManagerMeans of qualification Caimanes de Barranquilla José MosqueraWinners of the 2020–21 Colombian Professional Baseball League Tomateros de Culiacán Benji GilWinners of the 2020–21 Mexican Pacific League Federales de Chiriquí Alfonso UrquiolaRunners-up of the 2019–20 Panamanian Professional Baseball League Criollos de Caguas Ramón VázquezWinners of the 2020–21 Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League Águilas Cibaeñas Félix FermínWinners of the 2020–21 Dominican Professional Baseball League Caribes de Anzoátegui Mike AlvarezWinners 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. Mike Alvarez was born in Cuba, but raised in the United States.
Preliminary round
Time zone: Mountain Standard Time (UTC–7) DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadiumJanuary 3110:30 Federales de Chiriquí 6–3 Caribes de AnzoáteguiEstadio Teodoro MariscalJanuary 3115:00 Criollos de Caguas 1–5 Águilas CibaeñasEstadio Teodoro MariscalJanuary 3120:00 Tomateros de Culiacán 10–2 Caimanes de BarranquillaEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 111:00 Federales de Chiriquí 9–5 Caimanes de BarranquillaEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 115:30 Caribes de Anzoátegui 0–3 Criollos de CaguasEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 120:00 Águilas Cibaeñas 4–2 Tomateros de Culiacán Estadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 210:30 Caimanes de Barranquilla 0–1 Caribes de AnzoáteguiEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 215:00 Águilas Cibaeñas 11–6 Federales de ChiriquíEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 220:00 Criollos de Caguas 6–4 Tomateros de Culiacán Estadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 310:30 Caribes de Anzoátegui 0–2 Águilas CibaeñasEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 315:00 Caimanes de Barranquilla 1–2 Criollos de Caguas Estadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 320:00 Tomateros de Culiacán 6–3 Federales de ChiriquíEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 411:00 Federales de Chiriquí 8–9 Criollos de CaguasEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 415:30 Caimanes de Barranquilla 2–3 Águilas CibaeñasEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 420:00 Caribes de Anzoátegui 3–4 (10) Tomateros de Culiacán Estadio Teodoro Mariscal
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
DateTimeAwayResultHomeStadiumFebruary 515:00 Federales de Chiriquí 3–4 Águilas CibaeñasEstadio Teodoro MariscalFebruary 520:00 Tomateros de Culiacán 1–2 Criollos de CaguasEstadio Teodoro Mariscal
Final
Awards
+All-Tournament TeamPositionPlayerStarting Pitcher Carlos MartínezRelief Pitcher Jumbo DíazCatcher Yadier MolinaFirst Baseman Ronald GuzmánSecond Baseman Robinson CanóThird Baseman Jordan DíazShortstop Jonathan AraúzOutfielders Melky Cabrera Juan Lagares Jarren DuranDesignated Hitter Jesse CastilloManager Félix Fermín
References
External links Caribbean Series on mlb.com