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Over the years, however, the stadium showed its age with many involved with the Jays quietly hoping demolition would be the answer rather than costly and logistically challenged renovations.
According to the Globe report, the new stadium would be part of a multi-billion project that would be built through private financing from the two principals. Obviously, the development would require approval and cooperation from all three levels of government.
Among the clearances needed would be with the land itself. Though Rogers owns the physical structure, the land it is built on is leased from Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation.
“Prior to the pandemic, we were exploring options for the stadium but through this year our primary focus has been keeping our customers connected and employees safe, so there is no update on the Rogers Centre to share at this time,” said Rogers in a statement Friday.
Though there are still hurdles to negotiate and any project would take years to complete, the fact that plans have evolved to this point is a potentially massive transformation for Canada’s only MLB team.
The Rogers Centre hasn’t exactly been a draw for free agent players given that it is one of only two facilities in MLB that still has antiquated artificial turf, a playing surface despised by the majority of players.
Team president Shapiro has been asked repeatedly over the past two years about plans for renovations to the stadium and deftly dismissed such talk. Though there have been some cosmetic improvements in recent years, there has been no major structural upgrades. What has long been suspected is not clear: The priority has been to avoid spending good money after bad and focusing on a new structure.
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