Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays will see their team in a new light at Rogers Centre this season - literally.
TORONTO - Fans of the Toronto BlueHundreds of new lights as well as a brand new 8,000 square foot videoboard, featuring two new lower wings and side ribbons that wrap around the stadium, have been installed in the stadium in downtown Toronto in time for Friday's home opener against the Texas Rangers.believe that the stadium's new features will improve the viewing experience for spectators in the ballpark and watching on television at home.
The light arrays have 532 new LED fixtures, 48 of which are RGBW fixtures, which allows game operations to project any colour anywhere within the venue. Zuschlag said that the new lights will be especially helpful during concerts and special events, like creating a rainbow effect for Pride Week or bathing the stadium in red and white for Canada Day.games the LED lights won't be any brighter than the old fixtures but are more consistent, without any bright or dark spots on the field.
Fans will also have their eyes drawn to the new scoreboard that looms over centre field and wraps around the upper deck of the ballpark. Mike Christiansen, the Bluedirector of technical production, said that it's “higher than high definition,” using 1080p signal with better colours and resolution than the screen it replaced.
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