CLEVELAND, OHIO - SEPTEMBER 29: Brett Gardner #11 and Gleyber Torres #25 of the New York Yankees celebrate after both scored on a homer by Gardner during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Indians during Game One of the American League Wild Card Series at Progressive Field on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Yankees defeated the Indians 12-3. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
New York Yankees fans simply knew Brett Gardner’s final season in pinstripes couldn’t have been in 2020. It just didn’t feel right.
No fans? Disappointing playoff exit? Untimely injuries? That’s no way to end a 13-year career with the team that drafted and developed you.