| 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) |
| Runner-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 | 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 |
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
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