WFAN | Ryan Chichester: Although, technically-speaking, both retirement and playing for another team were on the table, Brett Gardner’s heart never stopped hoping that he would return to the Bronx for the 2021 season. This season, however, will be unlike any since the beginning of his career, as this will be the first time in almost a decade that Gardner will not be a member of the normal starting lineup, but he holds no hard feelings: “Whatever the team needs me to do to help on a daily basis, I’ll be ready. Whatever my role is, I accept it.