An inside look at the around-the-clock Rogers Centre renovations!

The work continues! Back in 1989, Rogers Centre opened as a multi-use facility. More than 30 years later, work is being done to make it a state-of-the-art ballpark for fans across Canada

[@jessica_7474]

I hope to finally be making the journey to Roger's Centre to see my Blue Jays live at home in May! (I am from the UK)

[@DuffMan.]

You'll love it. I'm from the UK too. Fantastic stadium and city.

[@jakestar121]

The renovations look fantastic! Be sure to arrive early at go to one of the restaurants/pubs nearby since the stadium food is really expensive lol. the gates usually open around 1.5-2 hours before first pitch and you can see the opposing team do batting practice and both teams doing their fielding warmups if you arrive early

[@jessica_7474]

@@jakestar121 that all makes sense - sure I might get scammed by high prices but I'm only doing it in May, not like I'm a regular home supporter lol

[@tomdinder2109]

Safe travels and enjoy your time.”Go Jays Go”!! 🇨🇦 ⚾️ 🦬

[@philelliott8178]

Wow I went for the first time last season for my 40th birthday so exciting to watch live. I hope you enjoy your time in Canada watching canadas team

[@Alfonso-rs2du]

As a tradesmen myself its nice to see the Blue Jays recognize the hard working men and women grinding to get this job done. Complete class from the organization taking care of them.

[@Ivanna_Jerkov]

Recognize with words, not deeds. Giant corporations hiring the lowest bidder really don't care about tradesmen. What world do you live in?

[@bluejunior]

Heard pcl has decent wages.

[@jcngokai-76]

Any chance you can see real grass field soon?

[@tdot4life786]

lol brown and women doing all the speaking on this video yet all the white folk doing the building. Lol diversity is our strength. Woke fools

[@RemiKJV1611]

I remember being a graphic art student at George Brown College at the King St. campus I was wearing a suit and tie from a job interview I went to and found myself down at the "SkyDome" as it was being built. So, I got the idea to take a tour of the construction. I simply walked inside with my large portfolio case, found a yellow hard hat and put it on and walked around the whole place like I belonged there! What a cool experience to see the original SkyDome being built!! Now, it's being renovated. Just seems like yesterday. 😄

[@jo12danjames]

Thr front office can really use a renovation as well!

[@Ninja1980]

Can't wait to experience the new seating.... on TV. Taking a family to a ball game is no longer cheap entertainment.

[@theodorep9569]

It’s not bad to sit in the 500s but just like the leafs those seats in the 100s gonna be at least 25% more this year.

[@daviddehoag171]

Be there in April to watch MY NUMBER 1 team! Coming from Arizona, love Toronto and really want to see Rogers Centre!

[@gaming_squad_]

Thanks for the hard work excited to see the finished project

[@marymadigan8203]

Remarkable, cannot wait to see the finished ball park...

[@Itsmytest]

This is a Toronto story if there ever was one. The need for the Dome came from the "mud bowl", and the crowd chanting in the Ex Grandstand "We Want a Dome!". The Argos eventually got it, but had to share it with the Jays. Now, the Argos are back in almost exactly in the same spot those chants started from, in the elements. Selling the Dome to Rogers for pennies on the dollar was insult to injury, but I'm glad to see that the Dome got a major refresh. It's the great thing about that facility: it can look dated on the outside, but you can do anything on the inside. The day they replace it will be sad: I think of it as our own "Sydney Opera House" - it looks magnificent from the shore, and no matter the weather, you're guaranteed a game.

[@benjaminwoods2151]

Love these videos. Keep em coming!!

[@AnalogX64]

Greaat video, cant wait to see the end result. I cant help it but I still think its the SkyDome :)

[@345Taco]

I'll be at the home opener, can't wait to see the finished product of all this hard work

[@83fahada]

Amazing work and glad it's happening, I highly recommend this crew to take over the Eglinton project!!!

[@Dripz_yt]

Can't wait to go! Bought presale tickets right behind home :)

[@capsman09]

I hope to take a trip up to Canada to see my 4th favorite MLB team The Toronto Blue Jays!!!!! Go Blue Jays from a Fan in Baltimore,MD, USA!!!!!!!

[@anthonyantonelli]

Stay in Dundalk, hon...

[@theodorep9569]

How u comin from Baltimore and liking the Jays tf?

[@capsman09]

@theodorep9569 Along with my Hometown Orioles and Nationals.

[@adelarcuri7104]

Absolutely remarkable!!

[@Drummer8282]

Time for an update video as the season is starting soon. 🎉 It’ll always be the SkyDome.

[@jabezvaldemoro1099]

I am beyond stocked to see what the centre looks like at the very end!!

[@MaryLynnMetras]

Should be really a great upgrade 👌Thank you

[@Dept246]

The construction workers should get free tickets to the opening game next season for a job well done.

[@billboggs6641]

Hi , I'm a Blue Jays fan. I arrive near the bottom of the first inning. Play on my iphone during most of the game. Cheer loudly when everyone else does. Walk around the mezzanine a few times. Leave at the top of the 8th inning. Tell all my friends I was at the Jays game the next day. Thanks , Mr. Rogers for investing millions into a place for me to hang. Glad you didnt focus on improving the actual team

[@trbltmd]

Going back to Toronto after 2 years, can’t wait to see the changes !!

[@theodorep9569]

Just don’t walk the streets you’ll see how Trudeau and Chow have ruined this city.

[@TurnOntheBrightLights.]

Can't wait! :)

[@djexpo6655]

Looks incredible! Can’t wait to experience it in person. But did she have to describe it as “unprecedented”? Let’s retire that word along with the old seating.

[@ZACKMAN2007]

This is proof that you don't need to build an entirely new stadium

[@mikeh2385]

Y'all puttin that work innn 💪💪

[@biglemoncoke4095]

Huge investment with Great expectations from the owners and the fans as well. It would be great if the field can be somehow turn into grass instead of astroturf, so might give those free agents more incentive to come north instead of southern california.

[@fredfrederickson]

Can’t wait to see the before and after from before they did phase 1 to completion of phase 2

[@rogerlambert9316]

Long live the SkyDome!

[@Stoaneh]

Shouldve never changed the name. Skydome is iconic name

[@Only1SamRaw]

Hope to see the blue jays play in rogers centre soon! Can't wait to make the cross country trip

[@daveellis5100]

Recorded horizontally:)

[@peterharrison4196]

What spot in the lineup will the triaxle be on opening day?

[@theodorep9569]

Third as no one wants to pay 21 m for Chapman

[@davidjp5645]

I have season tickets 10 rows from the field in section 32 behind blue jays dugout !! Can’t wait for next year !! 3rd year as a season ticket holder!! Go jays go and sign bellinger !! We need a hitter.

[@yasielpuig9991]

Wonderful to see ownership investing in their team. On and off the field

[@jclad5929]

#NextLevel!!!

[@rogermacleod9361]

Have the fences been moved in to 180 feet so Vladdy might get 25 HR?

[@DiscoLeafs]

I hope Shatkins lets them finish up this project that seems to be going so well and doesn't pull the plug prematurely

[@streetracer1491]

Best part of that video was the mascots hugs

[@solomva]

Fans want a winning baseball team first, and a nice stadium second. The stadium is also becoming very unaffordable.

[@avgviewer1]

All this to have no free agents sign with your team and be a first round exit

[@mode1charlie170]

This looks expensive. I hope they can field a competitive team so all this hard work wont be wasted.

[@keithhosannah3022]

If Metrolinx was on this project, the Blue Jays would be playing in Florida this year.

[@BuriedUnkind]

SkyDome is starting to look so different.

[@cubeweaver]

Edwards to Shatkins: With no major star signings, how could we pay for all of those luxurious upgrade seats?

[@lorimartin8190]

Rogers like there communication customers to hike up their prices with always a reason why. Well they need extra $$$ to pay for necessities to update the Rogers Centre. I’m quite tired of paying more for much less. Don’t get me wrong I’m a Blue Jays fan too. I still have my favorite jersey, # 10 Edwin Encarnacion.

[@kimcokevin]

If you want your project over budget and late; PCL is the right choice.

[@gordonshields6586]

Glad they are renovating that concrete mass but more interested in how they are going to overhaul the team and its pathetic offence. Don’t have a lot of hope with #Shatkins at the helm.

[@murrethmedia]

Now if only we could renovate ownership...

[@roberthoyt7921]

It may take years for me to see a completely renovated Rogers Centre

[@krwblue]

Maybe we should sign someone

[@mudwiser1391]

Wow!!! Impressive. Ohtani will be kicking himself when the season opens.

[@kristij685]

My husband is working on this project… what they don’t talk about is working 55-60 hours per week (7 days) and going to miss Christmas with his family 😔

[@Tinman1479]

Is this a PCL ad?

[@rogerlambert9316]

Is this the real reason why the Blue Jays can't get any free agents, because they're fixing up the SkyDome?

[@JamesG12]

The only reno I care about are the new players hitting the field on opening night. Do something.....

[@rogerweir1772]

Should have made the outfield 500+ feet with 30 foot walls!

[@MrSupahLMFAO]

so are they installing real grass?

[@scottmoreau5630]

It’s not possible. They already looked into it.

[@unimpressedcat2140]

If only our public infrastructure could be fast tracked like this *cough* Eglinton *cough*

[@imabbqurazz5251]

What happen to natural grass?

[@mc04su]

Exciting! Fans, what happened the year after the last time the Blue Jays lost to the Twins in the playoffs?

[@ps4boy674]

Would be nice if you invited ssh down for a view or lunch🙂

[@xavalongamesx9535]

All the Renos are for naught if you don’t put a decent team together tho…

[@ligiapino733]

lost Ohtani for "around-the-clock Rogers Centre renovations!"

[@kevincanning3051]

Let it go man. He was never coming

[@andygrenn680]

These construction workers at Rogers Centre should’ve been working with MetroLinx on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT project…

[@alexstewart9068]

All i know is pcl did a horrible job on the renovation at bc place in Vancouver. Over budget and the stairs have different sizes if steps. Hopefully they do baseball stadiums better. Maybe read up on how steps are built.

[@a17yearoldonyoutubeluigi]

Sucks it’s gonna be dead when the team inevitably is in 4th for most of the season.

[@OGS2099]

If only Mark Shapiro & his staff were as skilled at building baseball teams.

[@scottmoreau5630]

Yeah, putting together one of the top five rotations in all of baseball and a fantastic bullpen was really a bad move by Atkins. How about we quit the whining and give them some credit. Who knew that at the start of last season most of the hitters would have down years? You can’t blame management for fielding a great team only to have the hitters not perform. It happens.

[@OGS2099]

@@scottmoreau5630 Soft, spineless team that never won big games. That's this team's core. I love the Blue Jays, I've loved long before it was cool to love them. I would love nothing more than Shapiro & Atkins to build a World Series Championship team. I however, dont think they're capable & have felt that way since 2015.

[@rickd438]

It’s a shame we can’t get real grass in there.

[@TomGeek1980]

Too bad they didn't change the seats I was sitting in.

[@jonstefanik9400]

Well since these massive renovations are going on, I guess it would only be right to stop calling it SkyDome and call it Rogers Centre.

[@jackbarry2613]

sign people already

[@jeffbell9391]

Why doesn't this company do LRT on eglinton fix it

[@theodorep9569]

Great his on signing Ohtani…….

[@fnanderson6637]

As a proud Torontonian this is amazing. However...if they only spent a 1/4 of the effort and Money into building affordable housing and shelters for the homeless and people who can't afford proper shelter would be just as great. And btw I just farted

[@dustinagar]

With how much demolition and digging is being done......how can a proper drainage system, sprinkler system and real grass not be on the table. Educate me.

[@patriciainsley9748]

Should have made this transformation into a 'reality' show

[@777ERO]

Nice stadium. Going to be sad to see it empty. Too much time improving the stadium and no time in improving the team.

[@scottmoreau5630]

Sorry but how can people make such stupid comments? Did you watch at all last year? We had one of the best rotations in the league and a fantastic bullpen. The hitters collectively had down years. It was a weird season but they fielded a great team it just underperformed from a hitting standpoint. They made the playoffs as well. Let’s stop being focusing on the negatives and see the great things we did last year.

[@777ERO]

​​@@scottmoreau5630the players are not going to respect a manager that is told how to run his team. No free agents will want to come here. Get your head out of the sand.

[@scottmoreau5630]

@@777ERO yes because no other managers follow what management wants. Maybe it’s you who needs to get your head out of the sand.

[@777ERO]

@@scottmoreau5630 how quickly you forget or did you even watch the game? Despite Berríos’ modest pitch count of 47, Schneider called upon Yusei Kikuchi, opting for the lefty-lefty matchup with Max Kepler and Alex Kirilloff due up next. That gamble catered toward analytics rather than trusting the eye test. Schneider did what the analytics team told him to do. Nobody wants to play for a manager that has no balls and does what he's told.

[@dannyfrechette2705]

Les billets seront encore plus cher

[@bullitt3980]

Thanks to Mark Shapiro and Rogers for getting these improvements done, they don't get enough credit for how much they do for the fans

[@jeffbell9391]

Mark is the best fit to run the jays he has some how got Ted to have a 235 million payroll. I would keep mark as long as he wants, I would do weekend at Bernies movie , being mark out and waving at fans and died as they come.

[@charliec259]

Ball licker

[@carolyncook2515]

I’m sure it will look good but I won’t be able to afford those seats. They’re for the rich, not for ball fans.

[@paulthornton9899]

Good thing the Jays got knocked out of the playoffs early so the construction could start. 😁

[@user-xi3co3yu2z]

Why!!! To get more fans in seat. Then how about better, less 3xspensive food. Hot Dig 10$

[@mikehouse9952]

People come last looked after this project… oof.

[@LJ_Kenny]

Too bad they are doubling their prices.... BS

[@glendekoker3682]

Rogers stole the property

[@itsaaa9758]

Should of tried to keep some of those old seats that were in better condition and auction them off for charity. Lots of history to them and it sucks you guys just dumped them in a landfill. Im sure some fans out there (myself included) would have been interested in them as man cave decor or just general sports memorabilia. Shame.

[@theodorep9569]

Premium price premium offer - lack lustre team…

[@fatmanlandscaper]

It's Merry Christmas not Happy Holidays.

[@andrewryba7864]

1st you wouldnt do it if you were not going to turn a profit. the thing you should be most pround of is how much you are going rip off the fans to pay for it. it will be games for the rich you you know it rogers.

[@alanamaharaj]

BUT yall did nothing to 500 level seats (and they're more expensive this year). So pathetic.

[@CourtlandSandoverSly]

Corporate fluff! Tell me about the changes and the blueprints!

[@joshmcgowan5400]

I think im confident in saying that your renovations will be lack luster until you address the TEAM on the FIELD. Especially knowing these renovations will more than likely increase ticket prices. So why should fans pay that extra money when, as of yet, nothing on the field has been addressed outside of the Ohtani pipe dream.

[@bplays2853]

A better entertainment experience? Last I check the Jays are a playoff team. Go support your team!

[@joshmcgowan5400]

I disagree wholeheartedly, It's not entertaining watching a losing ball club, and if you think that this current roster is a playoff team, well enjoy your fan experience i suppose, to each his own.@@bplays2853

[@robabta2037]

Yeah, it'll be entertaining to watch them unable to hit the ball again this year!@@bplays2853

[@terrycullen3302]

It's December.

[@joshmcgowan5400]

So? I'm just saying I think more people care about the team and the game as opposed to these renovations. @@terrycullen3302

[@paulcote5294]

LOL. As soon as I see you spend the 6 or 7 hundred million on some players to put on the field, I'll open my wallet. But until then . . .

[@markphilson6039]

SIGN SOMEONE, I don’t even care if they are good at this point. Just show us you are doing something besides renos

[@theodorep9569]

They’re doing lots they’re increasing ticket prices, increasing concession prices, and making it more cost prohibitive for families to join oh and they’re making the annoying loud techno in all common areas even louder so no one can have a pause to think between pitches

[@nofacetobi726]

Just remember not to show up. Noone paying for overpriced bad beer to watch the garbage you managed to put on the field.

[@LJ_Kenny]

Building it for canada ahahhahahah. Canadians are broke and cant afford to go there..... be just like the maple leafs soon... too expensive for real fans

[@theodorep9569]

It’s just for Trudeau and Gulibealut and the other knobs to come visit.

[@dsoppelsa26]

This video provides no insight into the renovation. Waste of time

[@joelfresque6335]

So dumb to do this much work it was built in 1989. Build a new one

[@sean6488]

Yeah! Tear down Wrigley and Fenway as well!!! Rogers Centre is 34 years old - not exactly old for a building. It's downtown which is great - you sure you want a new stadium built out at Exhibition Place again?

[@cd8361]

MLB has gone woke and I haven't watched a game in atleast a couple seasons now.

[@1232bluejays]

Should have invested that money in ohthani

[@bluejays.]

LETS GO BLUE JAYS