Editing Rogers Centre (section)

=== Purchase and renaming ===
[[File:RogersCentreLogo2.jpg|thumb|Rogers Centre wordmark on the exterior of the stadium. The stadium was renamed in 2005.]]
In November 2004, [[Rogers Communications]], parent company of the Blue Jays, acquired SkyDome, excluding the attached SkyDome hotel, which had been sold to Renaissance for a reported $31 million in 1999, from Sportsco for about $25&nbsp;million&nbsp;– roughly four percent of the cost of construction.<ref name=rogersbuy />

On February 2, 2005, [[Edward S. Rogers Jr.|Ted Rogers]], President and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Rogers Communications, announced a three-year corporate contract to change the name of SkyDome to Rogers Centre. The name change remains controversial and is unpopular with many fans, most of whom continue to refer to it as SkyDome [[Criticism of advertising|in opposition to increased commercialism]] from the purchase of [[naming rights]]. One example is a 25,000-name petition started by [[Toronto Transit Commission|TTC]] bus driver Randy Rajmoolie.<ref name=petition>{{cite news |title=12,000 people sign petition demanding Jays' stadium has name restored to 'SkyDome'|url=http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/12-000-people-sign-petition-demanding-jays-stadium-has-name-restored-to-skydome-1.2851527|work=[[CTV News]]|date=April 8, 2016|access-date=May 27, 2016}}</ref> A baseball diamond in Toronto's [[Trinity Bellwoods Park]] is officially named SkyDome after the stadium's former and popular name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blogto.com/city/2020/07/trinity-bellwoods-skydome-finally-recognized/|title=The Skydome in Trinity Bellwoods Park has finally been recognized}}</ref><!--Please don't mention plans to rename the Rogers Centre, as it isn't verified by reliable sources-->

After the purchase, Rogers refurbished the stadium by, among other things, replacing the [[Jumbotron]] with a [[Daktronics]] video display, and erecting other new monitors, including several built into the outfield wall. They also installed a new [[FieldTurf]] artificial playing surface.<ref name=rogers>{{cite news |title=Goodbye Skydome, Hello Rogers Centre|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/goodbye-skydome-hello-rogers-centre-1.549230|work=[[CBC News]]|date=February 2, 2005|access-date=June 13, 2008}}</ref>

In May 2005, the [[Toronto Argonauts]] agreed to three five-year leases at Rogers Centre, which could have seen the Argonauts play out of Rogers Centre up to and including 2019. The team had the option to leave at the end of each of the three lease agreements.<ref>{{cite news |title=Toronto Argonauts May Soon Be Homeless|first=Daniel|last=Girard|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cfl/argos/article/1128259--toronto-argonauts-may-soon-be-homeless|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Proposed plans to lock Rogers Centre into its baseball configuration permanently in order to install a natural grass surface forced the Argonauts to relocate to [[BMO Field]] before the 2016 season.<ref name="Toronto Argonauts">{{cite news|date=May 20, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2015|title=Bell Canada and Kilmer Group to acquire Argonauts|url=http://argonauts.ca/article/bell-canada-and-kilmer-group-to-acquire-argonauts|publisher=Toronto Argonauts|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522130512/http://argonauts.ca/article/bell-canada-and-kilmer-group-to-acquire-argonauts|archive-date=May 22, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cbc-bellargos>{{cite web|title=Argonauts announce sale, move to BMO Field|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/argonauts-announce-sale-move-to-bmo-field-1.3080235|website=CBC News|access-date=May 20, 2015}}</ref><ref name=bell>{{cite news|title=Bell, Larry Tanenbaum to purchase Argonauts|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2015/05/19/bell-larry-tanenbaum-to-purchase-argonauts.html|access-date=May 20, 2015|work=Toronto Star|date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

In November 2005, Rogers Centre received a complete makeover to "open" the 100 Level concourse to the playing field and convert 43 luxury boxes to "party suites". This required some seats to be removed, which decreased overall capacity.<ref name="Blue Jays continue renovations to Rogers Centre; Changes create a more fan-friendly environment">{{cite press release|title=Blue Jays Continue Renovations to Rogers Centre; Changes Create a More Fan-Friendly Environment|url=http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060403&content_id=1381328&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|date=April 3, 2006|access-date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224044119/http://toronto.bluejays.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20060403&content_id=1381328&vkey=pr_tor&fext=.jsp&c_id=tor|archive-date=February 24, 2012}}</ref>

In April 2006, Rogers Centre became one of the first buildings of its size to adopt a completely smoke-free policy in Canada, anticipating an act of provincial legislature that required all Ontario public places to go smoke-free by June 1, 2006.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Alcohol was not available to patrons of Rogers Centre on April 7, 2009, as the [[Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario]] (AGCO) imposed the first of a three-day alcohol suspension at the stadium for "infractions (that) took place at certain past events", according to the press release.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Rogers Centre Announces Dates for Alcohol Service Suspension|url=http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2009/03/c7531.html|publisher=Newswire.ca|date=April 3, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref>