On a day that is annually filled with hope and excitement, Aaron Boone was also feeling a heavy heart Thursday on Opening Day in The Bronx.

Elsa/Getty Images New York Yankees manager, Aaron Boone, shared his reaction to the sudden death of 14-year-old Miller Gardner, the son of Boone's friend and former player, Brett Gardner. "We talk about being family all the time and even though Brett's been gone for a few years,

New York Yankee Aaron Judge honored the death of former Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner's late son Miller, 14, during Opening Day on Thursday, March 27. Judge told reporters in a postgame press conference that Gardner and his family have been "on his mind.