[BretMan]

Originally Posted by ilyazhito

What's the difference, for players, anyway? AFAIK, players can't really be removed from the premises,because they are (usually) minors and need to be under supervision, so a dugout restriction is practically synonymous with an ejection for a player (except if suspensions are involved, maybe).

In my state, a player ejection carries an automatic suspension from the next two games. A bench restriction is just that and there's no further penalty involved.