Rogers Centre
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| Former names | SkyDome (1989–2005) |
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| Address | 1 Blue Jays Way |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°38′29″N 79°23′21″W / 43.64139°N 79.38917°WCoordinates: 43°38′29″N 79°23′21″W / 43.64139°N 79.38917°W |
| Public transit |
Union Station Union Subway Station 509 Harbourfront 510 Spadina GO Bus Terminal |
| Owner | Rogers Communications |
| Operator | Rogers Stadium Limited Partnership |
| Capacity | Baseball: 49,282 Canadian football: 31,074 (expandable to 52,230) American football: 54,000 Soccer: 47,568 Basketball: 22,911 (expandable to 28,708) Concerts: 10,000-55,000 |
| Record attendance | WrestleMania X8: 68,237 (March 17, 2002) |
| Field size |
Left Field Line - 328 feet (100 m) Left-Centre Power Alley - 375 feet (114 m) Centre Field - 400 feet (122 m) Right-Centre Power Alley - 375 feet (114 m) Right Field Line - 328 feet (100 m) Backstop - 60 feet (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 | |
| Broke ground | October 3, 1986 |
| Opened | June 3, 1989 |
| Construction cost |
$570 million ($966 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Rod Robbie |
| Structural engineer | Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd. |
| Services engineer | The Mitchell Partnership Inc. |
| General contractor | EllisDon Construction |
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Toronto Blue Jays (MLB) (1989–present) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) (1989–2015) Toronto Raptors (NBA) (1995–1999) Buffalo Bills (NFL) (2008–2013) (Bills Toronto Series) Toronto FC (MLS) (2012–present, occasional matches) |
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Rogers Centre, originally named SkyDome, is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada situated just southwest 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). Previously, the stadium served as 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. While it is primarily a sports venue, it also hosts other large-scale events such as conventions, trade fairs, concerts, travelling carnivals, and monster truck shows.
The stadium was renamed "Rogers Centre" following the purchase of the stadium by Rogers Communications, which also owned the Toronto Blue Jays, in 2005. The venue was noted for being the first stadium to have a fully retractable motorized roof, as well as for the 348-room hotel attached to it, with 70 rooms overlooking the field. It is also the last North American major-league stadium built to accommodate both football and baseball. The stadium served as the site of both the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pan American Games. During the ceremonies, the site was referred to as the "Pan Am Dome" (officially as the "Pan Am Ceremonies Venue") instead of its official name.
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