TORONTO -- When the Blue Jays have been at their best, downtown Toronto orbits around Rogers Centre.
With one of the best ballpark locations in baseball, Rogers Centre, which opened as SkyDome in 1989, has been home to the Blue Jays for over 30 years and hosted a long list of major events outside of baseball. The CFL, NFL, WWE and UFC have all packed the stadium at one point along with major concerts and stadium tours.
Even the NBA’s Toronto Raptors called the stadium home for their inaugural season in 1995. It wasn’t aesthetically pleasing, to say the least, but it was the backdrop to one of the greatest wins in that franchise’s history, when the lowly expansion Raptors shocked Michael Jordan’s incredible Chicago Bulls team, which won 72 games that season, 109-108.
Depending on which way your fandom leans, there’s no shortage of options for the greatest moments in the history of Rogers Centre. Here’s a look at some of the best, including some all-time Blue Jays moments and a memorable moment on the track.
1. 'Touch ‘em all, Joe'
Date: Oct. 23, 1993
Can this ever be topped? Joe Carter’s walk-off home run to win the 1993 World Series stands above all other moments in Blue Jays history. It’s the scenario we all re-enact in the back yard, throwing the ball up in the air as we call our own play-by-play, but Carter lived it out on the game’s biggest stage.
It also gave Blue Jays fans this famous radio call from the late, great broadcaster Tom Cheek:
“The Blue Jays are World Series champions as Joe Carter hits a three-run home run in the ninth inning and the Blue Jays have repeated as World Series champions. Touch ‘em all, Joe! You’ll never hit a bigger home run in your life!”
2. George Springer’s moment, at last
Date: Oct. 20, 2025
The Blue Jays brought George Springer to Toronto on a six-year, $150 million deal to deliver in the postseason. With one swing, it was all worth it.
On the brink of elimination in Game 7 of the 2025 ALCS, Springer launched a three-run home run to left field in the seventh inning to put the Blue Jays up, 4-3, and send them to their first World Series since ‘93. The image of Springer bouncing up the first-base line, arms stretched down by his sides as he screamed into the air above, will be remembered forever.
3. The Bat Flip
Date: Oct. 14, 2015
While one generation of Blue Jays fans has Carter’s home run to look back on as their moment, another has José Bautista’s famous bat flip. With Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Rangers tied 3-3 in the bottom of the seventh inning and Rogers Centre bubbling over with tension, Bautista delivered his trademark moment.
“One-one from Dyson. Bautista with a drive …”
This was the Blue Jays' grand return to postseason competition after a long drought. The edge and energy that 2015 club played with was perfectly encapsulated by Bautista, who was better than you and he knew it. Has Rogers Centre ever been louder?
4. Bo Bichette’s Game 7 shot off Ohtani
Date: Nov. 1, 2026
It’s tragic that this home run isn’t nestled behind Carter’s walk-off as the second-greatest moment in Blue Jays history. After missing seven weeks with a knee injury, Bichette battled back for the World Series, even playing second base for the first time in the big leagues because he was severely limited. For Bichette to deliver that swing in that moment against Ohtani, arguably the greatest player the game has ever seen, was stunning.
The crushing loss that came later will cloud how we remember that night, but for a moment, it felt like Bichette would be a hero forever. The moment is still worthy of living among the all-time greats, though, and we’ll be seeing replays forever.
5. Encarnacion walks it off
Date: Oct. 4, 2016
If it weren’t for Bautista’s blast just a year prior, we’d talk about Edwin Encarnacion’s Wild Card walk-off even more. This underrated moment in Blue Jays history came with the Blue Jays and Orioles tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th inning of the AL Wild Card Game. The Blue Jays were trying for another deep playoff run after falling just short in 2015 and, just as things grew tense in extras, Encarnacion launched a no-doubt shot off Ubaldo Jiménez.
Within a split-second of the ball leaving Encarnacion’s bat, it was clear to everyone watching that the Blue Jays were moving on. The great Blue Jays slugger standing on home plate, bat dropped to the ground with his arms raised straight to the sky is one of the great images from the past decade. Just like The Bat Flip, Encarnacion’s home run convinced you that those Blue Jays teams had some magic to them.