The Yankees team captain told reporters after the game that Gardner was like a 'second' dad to several players

The New York Yankees played—and won—on Opening Day with heavy hearts after the death of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son Miller, who tragically passed away after falling ill on a family vacation in Costa Rica.

After an emotional Opening Day in the Bronx, New York Yankees star Aaron Judge turned his attention to his former teammate Brett Gardner after the death of his 14-year-old son, Miller. “He may not have been the big superstar with all the All-Stars and MVPs and this and that,

Officials are backtracking in their preliminary findings in their investigation into the death of New York Yankee’s star Brett Gardner’s son Miller. While Costa Rican officials initially said the 14 year old died of asphyxia,

After Brett and Jessica Gardner announced the death of their 14-year-old son Miller last weekend, Aaron Judge began getting calls and texts from players who came up through the Yankees organization with him.

Before the first pitch of the 2025 season was even thrown, Yankees captain Aaron Judge was near tears. Moments before Thursday’s opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Yankees held a moment of silence for Miller Gardner—the 14-year-old son of longtime Yankee Brett Gardner—who tragically passed away last Friday while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica.

Ahead of their Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees paid tribute to former outfielder Brett Gardner’s son Miller Gardner, who died suddenly in Costa Rica.

With no words to say to fully capture the heartbreak, the Yankees held a moment of silence for Miller Gardner before Thursday’s Opening Day.

The Opening Day festivities in the Bronx took on a somber tone Thursday as the Yankees honored the late son of former outfielder Brett Gardner. Yankee Stadium held a moment of silence for Miller Gardner,