dugout
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See, this is where I completely ruin the vibe by talking about the stinky elephant in the dugout: the possibility of an extended, season-threatening lockout in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
When Cash took the helm of Tampa Bay’s dugout in 2015, the idea of the Rays bunting this frequently would have been unfathomable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Roberts strode from the dugout to pull him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Hernández tossed his bat back toward the home dugout, and it sliced through the air end-over-end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
He pulled his bag out from under the dugout bench where we’d stashed ’em, but when he saw the look I was giving him he pushed it back under.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
Helenio Herrera, the Argentine-born defender reared in Casablanca and Paris, had already traversed the dugouts of Atletico Madrid, Malaga, Deportivo and Barcelona before landing in Milan in 1960.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The four shelter in forest dugouts, hunting and gathering by day and telling stories at night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
As the American League stormed back from a 6-0 deficit in Tuesday’s Midsummer Classic, a rarely contemplated reality started to dawn in both dugouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino added: "It's really scary. It's terrifying. I mean, we all sit in these dugouts every night and in a lot of ways you kind of feel like sitting ducks."
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
He’s doing a sweep of the bleachers and dugouts, making sure no one left anything behind, like he always does after practices.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
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