Rogers Centre Overview
Rogers Centre is the home ballpark of the Toronto Blue Jays, located in Toronto, Ontario. The stadium opened in 1989 and seats approximately 41,500 fans. It sits at an elevation of roughly 266 feet above sea level and operates in the Eastern (ET) time zone. The playing surface is artificial turf. Its retractable roof lets the club open or close the park depending on weather. From a hitter's and pitcher's perspective, the outfield measures 328 feet down the left-field line, 375 feet to left-center, 400 feet to straightaway center, 375 feet to right-center, and 328 feet down the right-field line. Its deepest posted distance is center field at 400 feet, while the most reachable corner is left field at 328 feet. As one of the 30 active Major League Baseball ballparks, Rogers Centre combines these fixed dimensions, its 266-foot elevation, and its retractable configuration to shape how the ball carries, how pitchers attack the zone, and how run scoring plays out across a season. The Toronto Blue Jays compete in the AL East of the American League, and this venue serves as their fixed home environment for all home games on the schedule. Relative to a typical big-league outfield, the 400-foot center-field distance and 328-foot average corner here place Rogers Centre on the more compact, hitter-accessible end of the league spectrum. The reference figures on this page are evergreen stadium facts rather than daily projections, and they anchor EdgeRanked's park-adjusted MLB projection, weather, and results coverage for this venue.
Official Outfield Dimensions
Posted official outfield distances (feet).
| Field | Distance |
|---|---|
| Left Field | 328 ft |
| Left-Center | 375 ft |
| Center Field | 400 ft |
| Right-Center | 375 ft |
| Right Field | 328 ft |
Proprietary Park Ratings
EdgeRanked's deterministic 0-100 outlook ratings derived from verified park geometry, elevation, and configuration. Higher favors the named environment; Pitcher Friendliness is the inverse.
Empirical Park Factors
Verified multi-season empirical park factors are not part of EdgeRanked's published dataset, so they are shown as Unavailable rather than estimated.
| Factor | Value |
|---|---|
| Home Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Run Factor | Unavailable |
| Singles Factor | Unavailable |
| Doubles Factor | Unavailable |
| Triples Factor | Unavailable |
Handedness Analysis
Geometry-based read on how the park's dimensions play for each batter handedness.
Left-Handed Hitter Impact
With near-symmetrical corners (328 ft to right), left-handed hitters gain no pronounced pull-side edge; overall carry and weather drive their outcomes.
Right-Handed Hitter Impact
With near-symmetrical corners (328 ft to left), right-handed hitters gain no pronounced pull-side edge; overall carry and weather drive their outcomes.
Weather & Environment
As a retractable-roof ballpark at roughly 266 feet of elevation, Rogers Centre is shaped by real weather. Warmer air and lower humidity let the ball carry farther, while cool, damp, or heavy marine air suppresses fly-ball distance. Wind direction matters most: a breeze blowing out turns fly balls into home runs, while an inbound wind knocks them down. When the roof is closed, those weather effects are largely neutralized. These effects are evergreen tendencies; EdgeRanked layers live forecasts on top of them for game-day projections.
Ballpark Profile
Rogers Centre carries a distinct on-field character driven by its geometry, elevation, and exposure to the elements. The park stands at about 266 feet of elevation in Toronto, Ontario, a factor that influences how far well-struck balls travel and how much break pitchers can generate. The corners are close to symmetrical (328 feet to left, 328 feet to right), so neither batter handedness gains an obvious pull-side advantage from the foul lines. Center field plays a fairly standard 400 feet. With a retractable roof, conditions can swing between fully exposed and climate-controlled depending on whether the roof is open, which can meaningfully change how the ball carries on a given night. On EdgeRanked's deterministic park-intelligence scale, Rogers Centre plays close to neutral for run scoring, grading 58/100 for run environment and 60/100 for home runs. Its extra-base-hit environment rates 51/100, reflecting how the gaps and 400-foot center field reward doubles and triples, while pitcher friendliness sits at 45/100. The artificial-turf surface produces faster, truer ground-ball hops and slightly more balls scooting through the infield than a natural-grass field. With a seating capacity of roughly 41,500, the park's scale and configuration also influence foul territory and the overall feel of at-bats for both hitters and pitchers. Located in Toronto, Ontario within the Eastern (ET) time zone, Rogers Centre carries an EdgeRanked weather sensitivity rating of 42/100, a measure of how much day-to-day conditions can move its scoring environment relative to other Major League ballparks. Signature characteristics include: Fully retractable roof; Symmetrical dimensions. Taken together, these traits make Rogers Centre a unique environment within Major League Baseball, and they feed directly into EdgeRanked's park-aware projection, weather, and results coverage for Toronto Blue Jays games.