BRETT GARDNER NEWS

Schwarber, Pederson decline options, become free agents

Atlanta outfielder Joc Pederson and Boston infielder-outfielder Kyle Schwarber were among 10 players who became free agents when they both declined 2022 mutual options in their con...

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brett Gardner hits free agency after declining player option Gardner, 38, has played all 14 years in the big leagues with the Bombers and was the team’s last active player to win a World Series.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • MCALL.COM

Gardner, O'Day become free agents after declining options

Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner and reliever Darren O’Day became free agents after the players and New York declined 2022 options

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Becomes free agent Gardner's option for the 2022 season was declined Thursday, and he is now a free agent.

Impact Gardner had both a player and club option to remain with the Yankees next season, though both were turned down. The player option was worth $2.3 million, so Gardner likely either believes he could earn more in free agency, or he may be contemplating retirement. Gardner hit only .222/.327/.362 across 461 plate appearances in 2021 and would be entering his age-38 season in 2022.

NOVEMBER 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rizzo, Kluber free agents; Gardner ponders '22 NEW YORK – Anthony Rizzo and Corey Kluber were among the 160 Major Leaguers to become free agents on Wednesday, while Brett Gardner highligh...

NOVEMBER 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Yankees Notebook: Brett Gardner heads into an uncertain offseason Twelve years ago, a wide-eyed Brett Gardner soaked in a Yankee World Series celebration at the end of his age-25 season.

OCTOBER 6, 2021 • MCALL.COM

Lowe hits 3 HRs, Rays roll 12-2 to prevent Yankees WC clinch

Brandon Lowe hit three home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to a 12-2 blowout of the Yankees that prevented New York from clinching a playoff spot

OCTOBER 2, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Judge HRs twice, Yankees beat Jays 6-2 to extend WC lead

Aaron Judge hit two of New York’s five home runs and the Yankees extended their AL wild-card lead by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2

OCTOBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brett Gardner continues to come up big when it matters most for the Yankees This is Brett Gardner’s favorite time of year. I

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • MCALL.COM

Bichette homers twice, Blue Jays top Yanks 6-5, tighten race

Bo Bichette homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive off Clay Holmes in the eighth inning that lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Yankees 6-5, tightened the AL wild-card rac...

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Doubles, swipes base Gardner went 1-for-3 with a double and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Red Sox. He also drew a walk.

Impact Gardner stroked a two-out double in the sixth inning, then he walked and stole second base (his fourth of the year) in the eighth before coming around to score on Giancarlo Stanton's grand slam. The veteran outfielder is riding a modest four-game hitting streak, going 5-for-14 (.357) with three walks during that time.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stanton's slam lifts Yanks to 5-3 win, WC tie with Red Sox

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead grand slam over the Green Monster in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-3 to tie the Red Sox for the top spot in the AL wild-...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cole, Stanton lead Yankees past Red Sox 8-3, cut lead to 1

Gerrit Cole took a two-hit shutout into the sixth inning to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brett Gardner isn't thinking Yankees future amid stretch run Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is in the middle of another playoff run and he said he doesn’t know if it will be his last.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 • NYPOST.COM

Cole rocked as Yanks lose ground in 11-1 loss to Indians

Gerrit Cole stumbled when the New York Yankees needed an ace-like outing, allowing seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in a costly 11-1 defeat to the Cleveland Indians

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Knocks three-run blast Gardner went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk in Friday's 8-0 win over Cleveland.

Impact The blast Friday was Gardner's third in 14 games in September. The outfielder is up to nine homers, 36 RBI, 45 runs scored and three stolen bases while slashing .225/.335/.364 across 408 plate appearances. He's seen a regular role, starting all but one of the Yankees' last 12 contests, and he's batting .298 (14-for-47) this month.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kluber beats Indians, Gallo homers twice as Yanks win 8-0

Corey Kluber won for the first time in nearly four months, pitching six sharp innings in his first outing against the team that helped him blossom into a star, and the New York Yan...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tarp or tossed? Ump says he didn't 'eject' O's grounds crew

Even for baseball fans who’ve seen everything, this was a bizarre sight: The entire Baltimore Orioles’ grounds crew, perched behind the tarp and poised to spring into action as a s...

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Brett Gardner and Tyler Wade save the Yankees season Wade’s baserunning and Gardner’s two-run single propelled the Yankees to a 4-3 win over the Orioles at Camden Yards Wednesday.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • MCALL.COM

Gardner's 2-run single in 9th lifts Yankees over Orioles 4-3

Brett Gardner blooped a two-run single in the ninth inning that was set up by a double steal, and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3 for their third straight win

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Collects three hits Gardner went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run in Wednesday's victory over the Orioles.

Impact The 38-year-old drove in two runs on a single in the top of the ninth, allowing the Yankees to take the lead. The multi-hit effort was his third in his last five starts, collecting eight hits in 19 at-bats in those contests. Gardner has struggled to provide any extra-base power this year while posting a .360 SLG, his worst since his rookie season in 2008.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup Gardner will sit Tuesday against the Orioles.

Impact Gardner will sit for the second time in three days as the Yankees bring in all their big bats. Luke Voit starts as the designated hitter, pushing Giancarlo Stanton to left field, Joey Gallo to right and Aaron Judge to Gardner's usual spot in center.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Twins' Gant leaves after 12 pitches vs Yanks with abs strain

Minnesota Twins starter John Gant lasted just 12 pitches against the New York Yankees, leaving after straining his lower abdomen

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Playing time picks up Gardner will start in center field and bat second Monday against the Twins.

Impact Making his seventh start in eight games, Gardner appears to have won out over Luke Voit in their battle for one spot in New York's everyday lineup. Voit will crack the lineup Monday at first base in place of a resting Anthony Rizzo and will slot in at designated hitter when the Yankees want to put all of their best power bats in the lineup, but Gardner gives the team a better defensive outfield and helps minimize potential injury risk to Giancarlo Stanton. Moreover, Gardner has emerged as one of the team's better hitters amid its sluggish start to September; he's slashing .281/.324/.531 through the Yankees' first 11 games of the month.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Lindor's 3rd homer lifts Mets whistling past Yanks 7-6

Francisco Lindor broke an eighth-inning tie with his third homer, sending a drive whistling into the right-field seats after a pitch tipping spat with Giancarlo Stanton, and the Me...

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS