The 2021 Chunichi Dragons season was the 85th season of the franchise in Nippon Professional Baseball, also the 85th season in Nagoya, the 75th season under Chunichi Shimbun, and the 27th season in Nagoya Dome. This was also the third and final season under manager Tsuyoshi Yoda. He was replaced by Kazuyoshi Tatsunami for 2022.
Regular season The Dragons finished in 5th place, going 55-71-17, with a .437 winning percentage, 19 games back of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. +2021 Central League standingsPosTeamGWLTPct.GBHomeRoad1Tokyo Yakult Swallows143735218.584—36–29–737–23–112Hanshin Tigers143775610.579136–31–441–25–63Yomiuri Giants143616220.49611½32–30–1029–32–104Hiroshima Toyo Carp143636812.4811430–34–833–34–45Chunichi Dragons143557117.4371933–27–1122–44–66Yokohama DeNA BayStars143547316.42520½27–37–727–36–9
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