Rogers Centre Roof 2016

John gillard right welds a rail in the panel one gutter of the rogers centre roof in toronto on wednesday june 24 2015.

Rogers centre roof 2016.

New electric 52 110 views. Below are some of the factors taken into consideration before reaching a decision to close the roof at rogers centre. 2016 october 4 rogers centre opens its roof for the first time in blue jays postseason history during the american league wild card game against the baltimore orioles. They keep it exactly one degree fahrenheit cooler under the roof at rogers centre and that was inexplicably exactly what they did for game 5 of the american league championship series.

Matthew sherwood for the globe and mail. Oct 19 2016 toronto ap the sun was shining in toronto about an hour before game 5 of the al championship series just not inside rogers centre where the retractable roof was closed for a. Final 3 39 of game 7 of the 2016 nba finals cavaliers vs warriors duration. During the 2016 season statistics provided to global news by the toronto blue jays showed the team had a higher win percentage when the roof at the rogers centre was open.

It is also one of toronto s premier tourist stops and a defining mark on its skyline. Rogers centre roof opening duration. The blue jays strive to make rogers centre an outdoor facility by having the roof open as often as possible. In june 1989 ellisdon completed construction on the world s first retractable roof stadium also known as the rogers centre.

The 52 000 seat stadium is home to the toronto blue jays and the toronto argonauts and attracts over six million spectators annually.