| 2021 Mexican League season | |
| League: | Mexican League |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | 20 May - 15 September |
| No Of Teams: | 18 |
| Finals: | Serie del Rey |
| Finals Link: | Serie del Rey |
| Finals Champ: | Toros de Tijuana |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Leones de Yucatán |
| Finals Mvp: | Efrén Navarro |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mexican League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | LMB |
| Prevseason Link: | 2019 Mexican League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2019 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2022 Mexican League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2022 |
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]
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]
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK | |
| 1 | 46 | 17 | .730 | – | W1 | ||
| 2 | 40 | 25 | .615 | 7.0 | L1 | ||
| 3 | 36 | 30 | .545 | 11.5 | L1 | ||
| 4 | 35 | 31 | .530 | 12.5 | L6 | ||
| 5 | 30 | 31 | .492 | 15.0 | W2 | ||
| 6 | 31 | 33 | .484 | 15.5 | W3 | ||
| 7 | 30 | 33 | .476 | 16.0 | W5 | ||
| 8 | 30 | 36 | .455 | 17.5 | W1 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 27.0 | L5 | ||
| Rank | Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | STK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | 23 | .641 | — | W2 | ||
| 2 | 36 | 30 | .545 | 6.0 | W1 | ||
| 3 | 34 | 30 | .531 | 7.0 | L1 | ||
| 4 | 34 | 31 | .523 | 7.5 | W2 | ||
| 5 | 31 | 31 | .500 | 9.0 | W3 | ||
| 6 | 32 | 33 | .492 | 9.5 | L3 | ||
| 7 | 29 | 37 | .439 | 13.0 | L2 | ||
| 8 | 24 | 39 | .381 | 16.5 | L2 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 45 | .308 | 21.5 | L12 | ||
| 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] | |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG | .401 | |||
| HR | 20 | |||
| RBI | 72 | |||
| R | Guadalajara | 65 | ||
| H | Leandro Castro | Tijuana | 93 | |
| SB | 21 | |||
| SLG | .694 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERA | 2.54 | |||
| W | 8 | |||
| SV | 16 | |||
| IP | 77.0 | |||
| K | 69 | |||
| WHIP | 1.07 |
| Award | Player | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | [15] | |||
| Rookie of the Year | [16] | |||
| Best Pitcher | [17] | |||
| Best Relief Pitcher | Tijuana | [18] | ||
| Manager of the Year | Guadalajara | [19] |