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14 unusual facts about Rogers Centre


Alex Ríos

He then had his first multi-home run game on June 12, 2006, facing the Baltimore Orioles at the Rogers Centre.

Brandon Snyder

On May 2, 2012, Snyder hit his first Major League home run against Toronto Blue Jays starter Ricky Romero at the Rogers Centre.

Chad Beck

On September 21, 2011, Beck earned his first strikeout, as he struck out Torii Hunter of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ninth inning at the Rogers Centre.

Design Inc.

Most episodes take place in a conventional home or condo space, although the firm and the series have also taken on projects in a boathouse, a yurt, a hotel room, a Toronto restaurant, a converted pigsty, a baseball player's luxury suite at the Rogers Centre, and Toronto's Carlu theatre and event space.

Don August

A notable moment, however, came on June 5, when he was the winning pitcher in the inaugural MLB game played at the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) in Toronto, a 5–3 Brewers victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

Don Landry

The cologne was named after Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Gustavo Chacín and given out to 10,000 fans on Chacin Cologne Night at Rogers Centre.

Dustin McGowan

He would redeem himself in his next start on June 24, 2007, as he had a no-hitter in the first 8 innings against the Colorado Rockies at Rogers Centre, allowing only an 0–1 single to the first batter he faced in the ninth, designated hitter Jeff Baker, making him just the 6th pitcher in franchise history to carry a no-hitter into the 9th inning.

Franco Brienza

In 2005, Brienza was called up to the Italian national team by Marcello Lippi and has been subsequently been capped during a North-American tour with the Azzurri, marking his debut in a 1–1 draw with Serbia and Montenegro at Rogers Centre, Toronto on 8 June 2005, substituted Giorgio Chiellini in the 64th minutes.

Jesse Carlson

A few days later, against the Texas Rangers at the Rogers Centre on April 16, Carlson came on in the 11th inning with the bases loaded and no one out.

Miguel Olivo

Olivo hit his second grand slam of his career on July 21, 2011, against the Blue Jays in Rogers Centre.

Sonia Rodriguez

She returned to this role in front of over 30,000 people during the National Ballet of Canada's March 1996 performance at a Toronto Raptors/Orlando Magic basketball game at Skydome.

Ted Reader

Growing up to hold positions in local restaurants, he eventually became executive chef at the Skydome Hotel at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Travis Snider

On September 4, 2008, Snider launched his first career home run at Rogers Centre off Kevin Slowey of the Minnesota Twins.

Yasim Mohamed

Mohamed was enrolled at Humber College, but dropped out halfway through his first year, and took a job as a baggage handler at Pearson Airport, before finding new work at the Rogers Centre selling ice cream at Toronto Blue Jays games.


2014 Buffalo Bills season

:Note: The Bills will play one regular season home game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as part of the Bills Toronto Series.

Bryan Dumesnil

Dumesnil was a member of Team Canada during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, although he did not enter either of Canada's two games during the preliminary stage of the tournament at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada.

C. J. Spiller

On August 19, 2010, Spiller ran 31 yards for his first NFL touchdown in week two of the preseason at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada against the Indianapolis Colts.

Retractable roof

By contrast, the Rogers Centre (formerly known as SkyDome) in Toronto, Ontario had a fully functional retractable roof at its debut in 1989.

Super Batter Up

Players get to play in either a dome resembling the Tokyo Dome in Japan or Rogers Centre in Toronto, a contemporary baseball stadium (with homages to Japan's Koshien Stadium or Chicago's Wrigley Field), or in traditional-style stadium style (reminiscent of Chiba Marine Stadium in Japan or Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis).