The Pinewood Prep Football team is dedicating its 2025 season to the former student athlete, who passed away in the Spring.

Gardner, now 40, has stayed away from Yankee Stadium since his last game there. Bick said that he and Gardner have not discussed Old-Timers’ Day, but his no-show isn’t surprising.

A former outfielder, Brett Gardner spent his 14-season baseball career with the Yankees. He was part of the team when it won its last World Series in 2009, just a year after he made his MLB debut.

Brett Gardner announced his son Miller, 14, died March 21 from what authorities later determined was carbon monoxide poisoning. Look back at the teen's life and the shocking tragedy.

Brett Gardner is a devoted husband and father. The former New York Yankees player and his wife, Jessica Gardner, got married in 2007 and welcomed two sons: Miller and Hunter.

Brett Gardner, 41, spent his entire 14-year major league club with the Yankees from 2008-21. The career .256 hitter was an All-Star in 2015 and Gold Glove left fielder in 2016.

JP Yim/Getty New York Yankee Brett Gardner, his wife Jessica and sons Miller and Hunter attend the CCandy Children's Clothing Line Launch on August 8, 2013 in New York City.

Brett Gardner, 41, spent his entire 14-year major league club with the Yankees from 2008-21. The career .256 hitter was an All-Star in 2015 and Gold Glove left fielder in 2016.

The Yankees drafted Brett Gardner, 41, in 2005, and he played all 14 of his MLB seasons with the organization. Gardner won a World Series with the Yankees in 2009 and last played in 2021.

Brett Gardner #11 of the New York Yankees in action against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on October 03, 2021 in New York City. New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0.

Brett Gardner compares favorably to all of them. And to date, every big league memory he has compiled has been in the sacred pinstriped vestments of the Yankees.

Brett Gardner appeared in all three games of his first playoff series, the 2009 ALDS, also against the Twins — except he was deployed exclusively as a runner and a late defensive replacement in ...