Ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner's son may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities say

Fox News senior medical analyst Dr. Marc Siegel joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the passing of Miller Gardner, the son of Yankees great Brett Gardner. 

Costa Rican authorities provided an update regarding the investigation into the death of Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner. 

Costa Rican Judicial Investigative Agency (OIJ) General Director Randall Zúñiga told reporters at a press conference Monday that "high levels of carbon monoxide contamination" were found in the family's hotel room, and that might have been the cause of the teen's death. 

"It’s also important to note that next to [the family’s] room there is a specialized machine room, from which it is believed some form of contamination may have reached the guest rooms, potentially causing the incident," Zúñiga said in Spanish, via the New York Post.

Zúñiga added that the OIJ notified both the local fire department and the Ministry of Health in order for them to "take appropriate action regarding this confirmed contamination in the room," and that the OIJ was working in tandem with the FBI in the U.S. as they "wait for the final results from forensic toxicology."

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New York Yankees' Brett Gardner walks off the field after being defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)

The Gardner family was vacationing in Costa Rica when they announced their tragic loss.

"We have so many questions and so few answers at this point, but we do know that he passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of Friday, March 21st," the Gardners said in a statement, which was released by the Yankees.

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