Costa Rican authorities believe it could take two or three months for investigators to determine Miller Gardner’s cause of death because of overloaded forensic laboratories in the Central American country.

Courtesy of Hunter Gardner/Instagram The sudden death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner in Costa Rica should not impact potential travelers from visiting the country, says the nation's Chamber of Tourism.

"He had no vital signs when we arrived," Dr. Kevin Gannon said of his team "perform[ing] advanced CPR" on Brett Gardner's 14-year-old son.

Officials are backtracking in their preliminary findings in their investigation into the death of New York Yankee’s star Brett Gardner’s son Miller. While Costa Rican officials initially said the 14 year old died of asphyxia,

After Brett and Jessica Gardner announced the death of their 14-year-old son Miller last weekend, Aaron Judge began getting calls and texts from players who came up through the Yankees organization with him.

Before the first pitch of the 2025 season was even thrown, Yankees captain Aaron Judge was near tears. Moments before Thursday’s opener against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Yankees held a moment of silence for Miller Gardner—the 14-year-old son of longtime Yankee Brett Gardner—who tragically passed away last Friday while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica.

There was a somber tribute Thursday at the Yankees home opener for 14-year-old Miller Gardner, who died last week while vacationing with his family in Costa Rica.

Ahead of their Opening Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Yankees paid tribute to former outfielder Brett Gardner’s son Miller Gardner, who died suddenly in Costa Rica.

With no words to say to fully capture the heartbreak, the Yankees held a moment of silence for Miller Gardner before Thursday’s Opening Day.