ダッグアウト

だっぐあうと

noun

dugout (baseball)

1. dugout (the bench area for a baseball team)

The roofed enclosure beside a baseball field where players, coaches, and equipment wait when the team is not on the field. Also used loosely for the bench area of a softball or other field-sport game.

選手(せんしゅ)たちはダッグアウトに戻(もど)った。

The players returned to the dugout.

監督(かんとく)がダッグアウトでサインを出(だ)している。

The manager is giving signs from the dugout.

ホームランを打(う)った選手(せんしゅ)が、ダッグアウトに戻(もど)るとチームメイトに迎(むか)えられた。

The player who hit a home run was greeted by his teammates when he returned to the dugout.

試合(しあい)中(ちゅう)、雨(あめ)が激(はげ)しくなったので、選手(せんしゅ)たちはダッグアウトで雨(あま)宿(やど)りをしていた。

When the rain grew heavier during the game, the players took shelter in the dugout.

ダッグアウト is a loanword from English "dugout," referring specifically to the team's bench area in baseball. In Japan, the word is heard in baseball commentary, in coverage of MLB games, and in everyday baseball talk.

Common collocations

ダッグアウトに戻(もど)る: to return to the dugout
ダッグアウトから出(で)る: to come out of the dugout
ダッグアウトで応援(おうえん)する: to cheer from the dugout
ホームダッグアウト: home dugout
ビジターダッグアウト: visitor's dugout

Similar / related terms

ベンチ: bench — also used for the team bench area, especially in news and casual speech (e.g., 彼(かれ)はベンチ入(い)りした "He made the bench / the active roster")
野球(やきゅう): baseball
投手(とうしゅ): pitcher
バッター: batter
監督(かんとく): manager / head coach

Usage

In Japanese baseball broadcasts, ベンチ is more common in everyday phrases (ベンチで監督(かんとく)が…), while ダッグアウト appears more often in MLB-related coverage and architectural/stadium-design contexts.
The Japanese spelling reflects English "dugout" with the doubled consonant: ダッグアウト rather than ダグアウト, though both spellings exist.

Related Words

Compare: ベンチ (bench)

Compare: 野球(やきゅう) (baseball)

Compare: 投手(とうしゅ) (pitcher)

Compare: バッター (batter)

Compare: 監督(かんとく) (manager / head coach)

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Added 2026.5.9 20:31 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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