Details reportedly emerge in tragic death of ex-Yankees star's son

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old lad of erstwhile Yankee outfielder Brett, died of asphyxiation "after a imaginable intoxication aft seemingly ingesting immoderate food," a Costa Rica Judicial Investigative Agency authoritative told NBC.

Reports circulated earlier successful the time that the household was vacationing successful the Central American state past week erstwhile Miller fell sick and died. 

The State Department said successful a connection to Fox News Digital that section officials were investigating a decease that occurred connected March 21 successful Costa Rica — the aforesaid time Miller Gardner passed away.

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New York Yankees near fielder Brett Gardner (11) runs the bases aft hitting a location tally against the  Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning astatine Field of Dreams.  (Jeffrey Becker/USA TODAY Sports)

Fox News Digital reached retired to the aforementioned bureau for further remark but has not yet heard back.

Gardner and his household announced Miller's decease successful a connection connected Sunday.

"With dense hearts we are saddened to denote the passing of our youngest son, Miller. He was 14 years aged and has near america acold excessively soon aft falling sick on with respective different household members portion connected vacation," their connection read. "We person truthful galore questions and truthful fewer answers astatine this point, but we bash cognize that helium passed distant peacefully successful his slumber connected the greeting of Friday, March 21st.

"Miller was a beloved lad and member and we cannot yet comprehend our beingness without his infectious smile. He loved football, baseball, golf, hunting, fishing, his household and his friends. He lived beingness to the fullest each azygous day."

The Yankees besides released a connection connected the decease of Miller.

New York Yankees near fielder Brett Gardner (11) and manager Aaron Boone (17) speech during a crippled against the Tampa Bay Rays astatine Tropicana Field. (Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports)

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"Our hearts are heavy, and the Yankees household is filled with grief aft learning of the passing of Miller Gardner," the squad said. "Words consciousness insignificant and insufficient successful trying to picture specified an unimaginable loss. It wasn’t conscionable Brett who virtually grew up successful this enactment for much than 17 years – truthful did his wife, Jessica, and their 2 boys, Hunter and Miller."

 "We grieve with Brett, Jessica, Hunter, and their assemblage of household and friends successful mourning the nonaccomplishment of Miller, who had a spark successful his eyes, an outgoing and feisty personality, and a lukewarm and loving nature. "Our emotion for the Gardner household is unconditional and absolute, and we volition connection our enduring enactment portion knowing their tendency for privateness astatine this time."

New York Yankees near fielder Brett Gardner (11) walks to the dugout aft the apical of the archetypal inning against the Baltimore Orioles astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards. (Tommy Gilligan/USA TODAY Sports)

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Gardner was an outfielder for the Yankees for 14 seasons and was connected the squad erstwhile they won their past World Series rubric successful 2009; helium spent his full vocation successful the Bronx, past playing successful 2021.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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