Investigation focus in death of ex-Yankees star's son shifts to possible food poisoning

The absorption of the probe into the origin of decease of erstwhile New York Yankees prima Brett Gardner’s lad successful Costa Rica shifted to imaginable nutrient poisoning, a judicial authoritative told Fox News connected Wednesday.

Miller Gardner, 14, died portion connected abrogation with his household successful the Central American state connected March 21. The Gardner household released a connection done the Yankees connected Sunday announcing their tragic nonaccomplishment connected Sunday.

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Yankees' Brett Gardner walks disconnected the tract aft being defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays, Oct. 2, 2021, successful New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

Marisel Rodriguez Solis, the caput of property for Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ), told Fox News the probe has shifted to imaginable nutrient poisoning arsenic the astir apt cause, but that asphyxiation has not been ruled retired conscionable yet. The results from the forensic and pathology tests could instrumentality anyplace betwixt 1 to 4 months to travel back.

Officials successful Costa Rica person yet to interrogation the Gardner household arsenic of Tuesday afternoon.

"With dense hearts we are saddened to denote the passing of our youngest son, Miller," the Gardner household said implicit the weekend. "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."

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)

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The Gardner household stayed astatine the Arenas Del Mar edifice successful Manuel Antonio and ate astatine an Italian edifice astatine a adjacent edifice connected Thursday. All 4 household members began to consciousness sick by 11 p.m. section clip backmost astatine the installation wherever they were staying.

The Arenas Del Mar edifice called a doc to springiness them medicine to assistance with the tummy issues. The adjacent morning, Miller Gardner was recovered dormant with traces of vomit.

"Our edifice protocol astatine Arenas Del Mar does NOT let edifice unit to supply immoderate medicine oregon treatments to guests," Arenas Del Mar said successful a statement. "The edifice unit dispatched a aesculapian squad immediately, including a licensed doctor, which arrived to grip the exigency situation. Any aesculapian attraction to the household was done by aesculapian professionals. Our unit did not administer immoderate aesculapian treatment.

"Our fig 1 precedence astatine the infinitesimal is respecting the privateness of the family."

Officials person interviewed the doctor, edifice and edifice employees and are reviewing information footage.

Solis maintained that, during her astir 2 decades with OIJ, she couldn’t retrieve anyone successful Costa Rica dying from nutrient poisoning.

New York Yankees near fielder Brett Gardner and manager Aaron Boone speech during a crippled against the Tampa Bay Rays astatine Tropicana Field successful St. Petersburg, Florida, connected Sept. 24, 2019. (Kim Klement-USA Today Sports)

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Brett Gardner played for the Yankees from 2008 to 2021. He was connected the squad erstwhile they won a World Series successful 2009.

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