Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre
SkyDome
	Rogers Centre Location within Toronto Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Southern Ontario) Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Ontario) Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Canada)
Former names	SkyDome (1989–2005)
Address	1 Blue Jays Way
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′29″N 79°23′21″W / 43.64139°N 79.38917°W
Owner	Rogers Communications
Operator	Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership
Capacity	Baseball: 39,150; Concerts: 10,000–55,000
Record attendance	68,237 (WrestleMania X8, March 17, 2002)
Field size	Left field line – 328 ft (100 m); Left-centre – 368 ft (112 m); Left-centre power alley – 381 ft (116 m); Centre field – 400 ft (120 m); Right-centre power alley – 372 ft (113 m); Right-centre – 359 ft (109 m); Right field line – 328 ft (100 m); Backstop – 60 ft (18 m);
Surface	AstroTurf (1989–2004); FieldTurf (2005–2010); AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D (2010–2014) ; AstroTurf 3D Xtreme (2015) ; AstroTurf 3D Xtreme with dirt infield (2016–present)
Construction
Opened	June 3, 1989 (as SkyDome)
Renovated	2022–2024
Construction cost	$570 million; $400 million (2022–2024 renovation)
Architect	Rod Robbie, Robbie Adjeleian NORR Consortium (1989); Populous (2024 renovation)
General contractor	EllisDon Construction
Tenants
	Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) (1989–2019, 2021–present); Toronto Argonauts (CFL) (1989–2015); Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1995–1999); International Bowl (NCAA) (2007–2010)
Website
	mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark

Rogers Centre is a sports stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is right next door to the CN Tower. It is the home field of the Major League Baseball team called the Toronto Blue Jays. Until 2015, it was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

When Rogers Centre opened in 1989, it was called the SkyDome. It hosted the WWF's WrestleMania VI on April 1, 1990 and WrestleMania X8 on March 17, 2002. WrestleMania X8 attracted the largest ever paid crowd to SkyDome with 68,237 fans.

It was the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof. It has a 348-room hotel attached to it with 70 rooms overlooking the field.

Sources

Green Cathedrals, by Philip J. Lowry

↑ "TSN". tsn.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
↑ "Wrestlemania X8 Sets Revenue, Attendance Records". WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
↑ Ewen, John. "Power Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

Other websites

Official website Archived 2011-02-03 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] "TSN". tsn.ca. Retrieved September 20, 2013.

[2] "Wrestlemania X8 Sets Revenue, Attendance Records". WWE. Archived from the original on 2007-02-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13.

[3] Ewen, John. "Power Ranking All 30 MLB Stadiums". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2023-12-10.

Construction
SkyDome

Rogers Centre from inside Rogers Centre from outside
Rogers Centre Location within Toronto Show map of Toronto Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Southern Ontario) Show map of Southern Ontario Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Ontario) Show map of Ontario Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (Canada) Show map of Canada
Former names	SkyDome (1989–2005)
Address	1 Blue Jays Way
Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°38′29″N 79°23′21″W / 43.64139°N 79.38917°W / 43.64139; -79.38917
Owner	Rogers Communications
Operator	Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership
Capacity	Baseball: 39,150 Concerts: 10,000–55,000
Record attendance	68,237 (WrestleMania X8, March 17, 2002)
Field size	Left field line – 328 ft (100 m) Left-centre – 368 ft (112 m) Left-centre power alley – 381 ft (116 m) Centre field – 400 ft (120 m) Right-centre power alley – 372 ft (113 m) Right-centre – 359 ft (109 m) Right field line – 328 ft (100 m) Backstop – 60 ft (18 m)
Surface	AstroTurf (1989–2004) FieldTurf (2005–2010) AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D (2010–2014) AstroTurf 3D Xtreme (2015) AstroTurf 3D Xtreme with dirt infield (2016–present)
Opened	June 3, 1989 (as SkyDome)
Renovated	2022–2024
Construction cost	$570 million $400 million (2022–2024 renovation)
Architect	Rod Robbie, Robbie Adjeleian NORR Consortium (1989) Populous (2024 renovation)
General contractor	EllisDon Construction
Tenants
Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) (1989–2019, 2021–present) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) (1989–2015) Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1995–1999) International Bowl (NCAA) (2007–2010)
Website
mlb.com/bluejays/ballpark