* These teams have they're dugouts on the 3rd base side; the rest of the teams have them on the 1st base side...don't know why * Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field) * Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field) * Chicago White Sox (U.S. Cellular Field) * Cleveland Indians (Jacobs Field) * Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park) * Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium of Anaheim) * Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium) * Minnesota Twins (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome) * Oakland A's (McAfee Coliseum) * Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park) * San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park) * Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre
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I played baseball for 16 years and on my high school team my coach liked to do the same thing. He said it was so the sun wasnt alway in our face and he would always be the third base coach so he didnt want to walk all the way around the field every inning. Makes sense. Im sure every coach has their reason.
There is no official rule regarding home team dugout location. The home team dugout can be found on either side throughout MLB. I can tell you that for as long as I can remember, the Indians always were on the 1st base side at home. Later for some reason, they switched to the 3rd base side. Peter Gammons once explained that teams east of the Mississippi had their dugout on the east side (first base side) of the stadium. While teams west of the Mississippi would have their dugout on the west (third base side) Today some teams with new ballparks have changed this early tradition. Peter Gammons was not correct. The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox -- both teams in the Major League since it's inception both have their home dugouts on the third base side. The Colorado Rockies and the San Diego Padres have always had their dugouts on the first base side.
Pitcher, Catcher, SHortstop, SEcond Base, THird Base, First Base, Left Field, RIght Field, and Center FIeld
The Rogers Centre.
They play their games at Safeco Field.
You run up to it. Ground&field it. Then throw it to first base, or whatever base you need to get the out.
Hindcatcher,,pitcher,,first base,, second base,, short stop,, third base,, center field,, left field,, right field..
Because most major league teams, minor league, college and high school teams are on the first base side if they are the home team!! Some teams are on the third base side due to maybe superstition.. that being the Cubs are on the first base line due to tradition.
In general short stops play in-between 2nd and 3rd base, but are not required play in that area. Many teams use "the shift" for lefties that are pull hitters (typically pull the ball to right field) and play their short stop just to the first base side of second base for these batters.
* Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field) * Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field) * Chicago White Sox (U.S. Cellular Field) * Cleveland Indians (Jacobs Field) * Detroit Tigers (Comerica Park) * Los Angeles Angels (Angel Stadium of Anaheim) * Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium) * Minnesota Twins (Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome) * Oakland A's (McAfee Coliseum) * Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park) * San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park) * Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Centre)
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