Yankees' Aaron Boone shares sorrow over death of Brett Gardner's teen son: 'Very tough news'

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone reacted connected Sunday to the heartbreaking revelation Brett Gardner and his wife, Jessica, made astir their youngest son, Miller.

Miller Gardner died aft falling sick portion connected abrogation with his family, the Gardner household said successful a connection released done the Yankees. Details astir wherever the Gardner household vacationed and what Miller died from were unclear.

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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 successful St. Petersburg, Florida, connected Sept. 24, 2019. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

"We speech astir being household each the clip and adjacent though Brett’s been gone for a fewer years, that doesn’t stop," Boone told reporters, via the New York Post. "A batch of radical successful determination [the clubhouse] that cognize that household intimately. It’s a precise pugnacious time and precise pugnacious news."

Boone said each the squad could bash present is connection enactment to Gardner and his household during the trying time.

"As champion we can, we’ll beryllium praying for the Gardner household and wherever we can, offering support," Boone added. "That’s benignant of the unimaginable that unluckily that’s wherever we are with it. Very sad. Very tough."

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New York Yankees near fielder Brett Gardner, #11, and manager Aaron Boone, #17, speech anterior to the crippled against the Tampa Bay Rays astatine Tropicana Field successful St. Petersburg, Florida, connected July 24, 2018. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)

The tragic revelation was made earlier Sunday. Gardner played for the Yankees from 2008 to 2021, including years nether Boone.

"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."

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, #17, talks to near fielder Brett Gardner, #11, earlier a crippled against the Boston Red Sox astatine Yankee Stadium successful New York City connected May 8, 2-18. (Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports)

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

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