Initially known as skydome rogers centre has been the blue jays home since june 5 1989.
Rogers centre roof retrofit.
Rogers centre s retractable roof in motion image by freaktography via flickr.
The retractable roof stadium has a maximum capacity of 49 539 for baseball though it s also host to other.
Retrofit of rogers centre s retractable roof.
Recently rogers centre home of the mlb toronto blue jays and a sports and entertainment landmark since 1989 completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close its expansive retractable roof.
In addition rogers centre s fully retractable roof allows the venue to be an open air facility with the ability to close pending weather conditions.
However certain parts and components had been discontinued over the years making the original technology outdated and difficult to maintain.
The most recent of these upgrades was a 10 million retrofit of the stadium s signature retractable dome roof and its associated systems which was completed earlier this year in time for the start of the upcoming toronto blue jays home opener.
When the rogers centre opened as skydome in 1989 a quarter century after the houston astros made indoor major league baseball a thing its retractable roof was a mechanical marvel that made.
The rogers centre s roof upgrade is complete april 6 2017 5 02 pm andrew stoeten around a year ago in an excellent and comprehensive piece on the rogers centre roof for the globe and mail robert macleod reported that the club was in the midst of putting the finishing touches on a massive retrofit.
The stadium was renamed rogers centre following the 2005 purchase of the stadium by rogers communications which also owns the toronto blue jays.
As time went on.
Roof modernization project video rogers centre recently completed a massive retrofit to the many systems that open and close the expansive retractable roof.
Keeping the roof open.
Print email the rogers centre s roof and its systems had been meticulously maintained from the outset.