Ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner reveals heartbreaking death of teen son

Former New York Yankees prima Brett Gardner and his woman Jessica announced connected Sunday the heartbreaking decease of their son, Miller. He was 14 years old.

The Gardners said successful a connection done the squad that Miller died connected Friday aft getting sick portion connected vacation. The parents said different household members fell sick too. They said they were successful hunt of answers.

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New York Yankees halfway fielder Brett Gardner is greeted aft hitting a solo location tally against the Blue Jays astatine Rogers Centre successful Toronto, Sept. 30, 2021. (Dan Hamilton-USA Today Sports)

"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 Gardner household thanked those who person shown enactment for them and asked for privacy.

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New York Yankees' Brett Gardner runs the bases aft hitting a location tally against the  Chicago White Sox astatine Field of Dreams successful Dyersville, Iowa, connected Aug. 12, 2021. (Jeffrey Becker-USA Today Sports)

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

"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."

It’s unclear wherever the Gardner household vacationed.

New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner walks to the dugout during the Orioles crippled astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards successful Baltimore, June 12, 2015. (Tommy Gilligan-USA Today Sports)

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.

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He retired aft the 2021 play and has been distant from shot since then.

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