Yankees World Series champ Brett Gardner pays tribute to late son in obituary after death in Costa Rica

New York Yankees World Series champion Brett Gardner and his woman Jessica released an obituary for their precocious lad Miller connected Saturday aft helium died astatine property 14 during a abrogation successful Costa Rica. 

The household shared details of the upcoming ceremonial and reflected connected his beingness successful the obituary, which was published successful the Charleston Post and Courier. 

"The void Miller's passing leaves successful the hearts of his family, friends, teammates, teachers, coaches and others volition beryllium felt for years. The Gardner household volition everlastingly cherish the places they visited, the radical they met, the friends they made, and the memories they created together," the obituary read.

"Miller's clip present with them was little but his tone volition transportation connected everlastingly done those who were impacted by the mode helium lived."

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Miller Gardner and his family (Courtesy: New York Yankees)

The obituary besides highlighted Miller's estimation arsenic a prima jock and grant pupil astatine Pinewood Preparatory School successful Summerville, South Carolina. He was an progressive grant rotation pupil who excelled successful shot and baseball, each portion wearing jersey No. 11, which his begetter wore with the Yankees. 

Brett Gardner played for the Yankees from 2008-2021, and was portion of organization's past World Series title successful 2009. Gardner is 1 of the fewer erstwhile Yankees to person been teammates with Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, and past Aaron Judge galore years later.

The Yankees themselves paid tribute to the precocious teen lad of erstwhile outfielder earlier their 4-2 triumph implicit the Milwaukee Brewers connected opening day. The squad observed a infinitesimal of soundlessness earlier the archetypal transportation and displayed a photograph of Miller connected the team’s video board.

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A infinitesimal of soundlessness is observed for Miller Gardner, lad of erstwhile New York Yankees subordinate Brett Gardner, earlier the commencement of an opening-day shot crippled betwixt the Yankees and the Milwaukee Brewers astatine Yankee Stadium, Thursday, March 27, 2025, successful New York.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

"Our hearts are heavy, and the Yankees household is filled with grief aft learning of the passing of Miller Gardner," the squad said successful a connection Sunday. "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.

"May Miller remainder successful peace."

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 asphyxiation has not been ruled out. 

The results from the forensic and pathology tests could instrumentality betwixt 1 to 4 months.

The Gardner household stayed at the Arenas Del Mar edifice successful Manuel Antonio and ate astatine an Italian edifice astatine a adjacent edifice connected March 20. All 4 household members began to consciousness sick by 11 p.m. wherever they were staying.

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

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.

Costa Rican authorities were inactive investigating the origin of death.

Fox News Digital's Ryan Gaydos and Bryan Llenas contributed to this report.

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