Below are some of the factors taken into consideration before reaching a decision to close the roof at rogers centre.
Roger centre roof.
The roof at the rogers centre started to leak during tuesday s game between the toronto blue jays and the boston red sox because of heavy rainfall.
The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible.
Over 50 million people have visited skydome rogers centre.
The roof weighs 11 000 tons and is held together by 250 000 bolts.
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Skydome was renamed rogers centre on february 2 2005.
In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.
Now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.
It is also one of toronto s premier tourist stops and a defining mark on its skyline.
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.
Rogers centre information now known as rogers centre this world class entertainment facility has been home to the toronto blue jays since june 5 1989.
The stadium is best known for the retractable roof which is one of many innovations that can be found in a stadium that was ahead of its time.
The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.
Timelapse of the world s first retractable roof sport s stadium.
The rogers centre formerly skydome opened in 1989 and was the third retractable roof in north america at the time.
The structure struggled with an outdated mechanization control system and experienced untimely roof hang ups during opening and closing.
The rogers centre hosts the t.
The centre serves at the home of toronto blue jays and argonauts as well as hosts more than 100 event nights per year.