Dugouts are a form of field fortification- were used in World War I in trench warfare. this strongly hints at some primitive peoples" practice- such as American Indians, who also had ( Dugout) canoes- later replaced by the birch bark type which ape modern stressed-skin construction! The possibility exists there was originally a diamond shaped trench which ran around the basepaths with spoil banks at the sides- and this connected semi-underground to the proper Dugout. all in all a primitive and somewhat warlike custom.
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First use was "The dugouts of the new-fangled players' benches have been put into good shape," Brooklyn Eagle, April 13, 1908.
Source: The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, Third Edition.
In little league baseball, the home team dugout is the 3rd base dugout.
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"Benchwarmers" is a term for players who play little and are usually on the "bench" in the dugout.
The home team sits in the 1b dugout and the visitors sit in the 3B dugout.
a company dugout is where the company dugs out