Before the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Opening Day 2025, Yankees manager Aaron Boone expressed that the players will take the field with great sorrow for the unfortunate loss of Miller, the youngest son of former star Brett Gardner
TMZ Sports reports that at the MLB’s Opening Day press conference, Boone said the players will keep the 14-year-old in mind throughout the season.
“I talk to our guys a lot about perspective,” he said. “While this is so important to us, it’s our livelihood, we put so much into this, so many people care about it, it’s baseball. I really think it’s important that we reflect on that every once in a while, when we get caught up in it,” the manager added.
In addition, Boone said that her daughter was close to Gardner’s children, so she has seen the impact of Miller’s death on her children.
“I think we can all imagine how difficult this is right now for the Gardner family,” the 52-year-old coach said. “So we’ll take the field with great sorrow today, and actually throughout the year.”
The Yankees will observe a minute’s silence on Opening Day in memory of Miller Gardner, who died last week while vacationing in Costa Rica with his family.
Brett Gardner played 14 seasons with the Yankees, being part of the team that won the World Series in 2009
Investigation into Miller Gardner’s death takes a turn
Investigations into the death of Miller, the youngest son of former Yankees star Brett Gardner, have taken a complete turn.
Authorities in Costa Rica indicated that the 14-year-old may have had an adverse reaction to a drug, Radar Online reports.
Initially, the child’s tragic death was attributed to “asphyxia due to food poisoning,” said the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ).
According to the statement released by Brett Gardner and his wife Jessica, Miller Gardner died in his sleep Friday morning
Authorities are investigating the cause of death and the autopsy could take two to three months,
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