Why were the Colorado Rockies sitting in the first base dugout?

Question

In basebell, the visiting team usually sit in the 3rd base dugout. However the recent series between Colorado and the Dodgers, the Rockies were sitting in the 1st base dugout, why was that?

Answer 1

Some teams use the 3rd base dugout, as their home dug-out, why who knows, but i do know that the Arizona D-Backs, also use the 3rd base side as their home side.

Answer 2

For some reason the Dodgers use the third base dugout for their home games. It has been ever since they moved from Brooklyn. There are other teams in the majors that do that as well.



"Jonathan Light in The Cultural Encyclopedia of Baseball (1997) wrote, 'It (the [home team dugout's location] is sometimes based on the whim of the owner, in part depending upon where the owner's executive suite is and whether the dugout can be seen from that vantage point.'"

Answer 3

Though more teams use the 1st base dugout at home, this isn't always the case. Only 18 of the 30 MLB teams use the 1st base dugout as their home dugout and clubhouse.



The Dodgers are one of the teams that use the 3rd base dugout as the home dugout, therefore, the Rockies were in the 1st base/visiting dugout.

Answer 4

Not all teams use first base dugout as the home dugout.... not sure why

Answer 5

Every field has its own sides in which the teams sit in. But most of them are the same