Carbon monoxide poisoning might have led to the loss of life of the 14-year-old son of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Division (OIJ) mentioned in an replace.
Investigators detected excessive emissions of carbon monoxide contamination within the lodge room the place Miller Gardner and his household had been staying, OIJ director Randall Zuniga mentioned throughout a video press convention, citing the outcomes of testing final Friday.
The lodge room is subsequent to a specialised machine room, which might have led to the contamination, Zuniga mentioned.
“[That] leads us to a line of investigation in which it seems that this person may have died from inhaling these very dangerous gases,” Zuniga mentioned in Spanish.
Miller’s explanation for loss of life is not going to be verified till officers obtain the ultimate forensic toxicology outcomes, in line with officers. OIJ is working intently with the U.S., Zuniga mentioned.
Costa Rican Nationwide Police beforehand dominated out asphyxiation as a explanation for loss of life after initially citing it as a risk.
Miller died in his sleep on March 21 after he, amongst different relations, fell sick through the trip, in line with a press release by Brett Gardner and his spouse, Jessica.
“We have so many questions and so few answers at this point,” the household mentioned of their assertion.
Miller was the youngest of the Gardners’ two sons.
The Yankees held a second of silence for Miller on Opening Day, remembering him for “a spark in his eyes, an outgoing and feisty personality, and a warm and loving nature.” He was a two-sport athlete who wore No. 11, like his father, on his soccer jersey.
Yankees proper fielder Aaron Decide has paid tribute by utilizing Brett Gardner’s signature flex through the Bleacher Creatures’ roll name.
“He may not have been the big superstar with all the All-Stars and MVPs and this and that, but this guy was a leader of all of us, a second dad to some guys,” Decide mentioned of Brett Gardner, whom he performed with for elements of six seasons.
“He poured everything into every single guy. If you were having a tough time, he was always there for you to be someone to lean on, someone to joke on. Yeah, his family, they’ve all been on my mind.”
Brett Gardner, 41, was drafted by the Yankees in 2005 and performed every of his 14 MLB seasons from 2008-21 with the group.
He ranks third in Yankees historical past in stolen bases (274), thirteenth in video games performed (1,688) and was a part of the 2009 crew that received the World Sequence.
“I’ve talked to our guys a lot about perspective, and while this matters so much to us — it’s our livelihood, we pour so much into this [and] so many people care about it — it’s baseball,” mentioned supervisor Aaron Boone, who was there for Brett Gardner’s final 4 seasons.
“I really think it’s important that we reflect on that every now and then.”
With Amber Garrett
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