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Rogers Centre

stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; home venue of the Toronto Blue Jays

Key facts

Former names: SkyDome (1989–2005)
Address: 1 Blue Jays Way
Location: Toronto , Ontario, Canada
Owner: Rogers Communications
Operator: Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership
Capacity: Baseball: 39,150, Concerts: 10,000–55,000
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)
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)
Public transit: Union Station , Union subway , GO Bus Terminal , 509 Harbourfront , 510 Spadina
Groundbreaking: October 3, 1986
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)
Structural engineer: Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd.
Services engineer: The Mitchell Partnership Inc.
General contractor: EllisDon Construction

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Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a retractable roof stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it is home to the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). As well as being improved over the decades, during the MLB offseasons of 2022–24, the stadium was renovated by upgrading the sports facilities and hospitality whilst reducing the capacity for baseball games. While it is primarily a sports venue, the stadium also hosts other large events such as conventions, trade fairs, concerts, travelling carnivals, circuses and monster truck shows.

Previously, the stadium was also home to the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL) played an annual game at the stadium as part of the Bills Toronto Series from 2008 to 2013. The stadium served as the site of both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games (renamed the Pan-Am Dome or Pan-Am Ceremonies Venue due to sponsorship regulations).