dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t 
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a large log
2
a
: a shelter dug in a hillside
also
: a shelter dug in the ground and roofed with sod
b
: an area in the side of a trench for quarters, storage, or protection
3
: either of two low shelters on either side of and facing a baseball diamond that contain the players' benches
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The Giants reportedly have found their next skipper not from a major league organization but rather a college baseball program, with Tony Vitello set to become the first coach to make the jump directly from a college program to a major league dugout with no prior professional experience.
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But Stephen Vogt spent only one year in the Seattle Mariners’ dugout before transitioning from former player to managing the Cleveland Guardians to consecutive postseason appearances.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
There were none of those doubts in the Dodgers’ dugout.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The Texas Rangers moved quickly, sliding Skip Schumaker from a senior advisor role in the front office into the dugout as the replacement for Bruce Bochy.
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Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
But Stephen Vogt spent only one year in the Seattle Mariners’ dugout before transitioning from former player to managing the Cleveland Guardians to consecutive postseason appearances.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
There were none of those doubts in the Dodgers’ dugout.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025
The Texas Rangers moved quickly, sliding Skip Schumaker from a senior advisor role in the front office into the dugout as the replacement for Bruce Bochy.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
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dugout
noun
dug·out
ˈdəg-ˌau̇t
1
: a boat made by hollowing out a log
2
: a shelter dug in a hillside or in the ground
3
: a low shelter facing a baseball diamond and containing the players' bench
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