Rogers Centre

Home of the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto, ON

Still to visit

Teams

Toronto Blue Jays
MLB · baseball
1989–present
Toronto Raptors
NBA · basketball
1995–1999

Also known as SkyDome

Stadium facts

Capacity: 39,150; Baseball capacity. Concerts are listed from 10,000 to 55,000.Source for capacity
Record attendance: 68,237; WrestleMania X8, March 17, 2002. An earlier SkyDome mark of 67,678 is given for WrestleMania VI on April 1, 1990.Source for record attendance
Opened: June 3, 1989; Opened with a gala under the name SkyDome. The first Blue Jays win at the park was June 7, 1989. Ground broken October 3, 1986.Source for opened
Surface: AstroTurf; AstroTurf 1989–2004, FieldTurf 2005–2010, then later AstroTurf versions. Dirt infield listed from 2016.Source for surface
Roof: Retractable; The page calls Rogers Centre, opened as SkyDome, a retractable-roof stadium.Source for roof
Cost: C$570 million; Original construction cost in Canadian dollars. The page also lists $400 million for a 2022–2024 renovation.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

SkyDome
1989–2005
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Rogers Centre
2005–present
The infobox still lists SkyDome as a nickname. No dollar terms for the Rogers deal were taken from the page.
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SkyDome
Nickname
Still listed as a nickname after the 2005 rename.
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Timeline

1989
1989
1990
1992
1993
2002
2015

June 3, 1989

Opens as SkyDome

SkyDome opened with a gala on June 3, 1989. Four days later, on June 7, John Cerutti got the first Blue Jays win there, 4–2 over the Brewers. The original cost on the page is C$570 million.

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