Death of ex-Yankee Brett Gardner's son still under investigation - ESPN

More than two months after the death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, authorities in Costa Rica say the case remains under investigation and that prosecutors are attempting to determine whether the cause of death will be ruled a homicide.

Gardner died March 21 at a resort in Costa Rica, where he had been staying with his family. In late March, a representative from Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Department (OIJ), confirmed to ESPN by text message that investigators believed the death to be accidental rather than the result of foul play. On April 2, authorities said his death was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning.

Since then, the case has remained open, according to a spokeswoman for the Costa Rican prosecutor's office handling the case. Sharon Hernandez Coto, a press officer from the Prosecutor's Office of Costa Rica, on behalf of the Quepos and Parrita branch, told ESPN that authorities seek «to determine whether the cause of death was a homicide or not, and, if so, to establish responsibility.»

Asked whether a homicide investigation is standard procedure, or if there was suspicion of foul play, the spokeswoman said: «The purpose of the investigation is precisely to determine whether or not we are dealing with a possible homicide. For this reason, it is not possible at this time to confirm or rule out that a crime has been committed.»

She said every case is handled individually. The prosecutor's office told ESPN that there is no timetable for the investigation to be completed. Hernandez Coto reiterated that the case is under investigation and added: «The aim is to determine whether it was a natural or homicidal death.»

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