Dugout
In baseball, the dugout is the area of the players bench in foul territory between home plate and either first base or third base . A baseball field always has two dugouts, one for the home team and one for the visiting team. In general, all players who are not on the field according to the regulations, as well as coaches , supervisors and other staff, if they are approved by the respective league, stay there. All personal equipment such as baseball gloves , helmets, bats and catcher equipment is also stored in the dugout.
origin
The term Dugout ( English Expand / buried ) refers to the area below the pitch level. In the earlier development of the playing fields, the players' benches were buried approx. 80 cm below the playing field in order to give the spectators in the stands a better view of the main events around home plate. In contrast to many other sports, the baseball field is not made up of two symmetrical halves of the field. The game is concentrated in the area around the infield . Therefore, the main stands are arranged around home plate along to first base and third base . In order to avoid a restricted view of the spectators and a distraction by players on the bench, the players' benches were dug in and provided with privacy screens (roof, side and rear wall).