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When New York Yankees CC Sabathia retired last year, Brett Gardner, affectionately called “Gardy” became the longest-tenured Yankee. The two men played together for 15 years. Gardner was drafted by the Yankees in 2005.
From 2005 to 2006 he played for the New York Penn League and the Florida State League. In 2007 he played for the Trenton Thunder, he broke a bone in his hand but still managed to hit five triples, and batted .300 with a .392 OBP, before being promoted to the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Yankees. On June 30, 2008, Gardner was called up and made his major league debut, batting leadoff and going 0-for-3 with a stolen base.