Brett Gardner Is Back For The 2021 Season And He Is Showing Why He Was Worth The Re-signing

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  New York Yankees‘ outfielder Brett Gardner has been the team’s longest tenured player, and well after a long process the Yanks found a way to continue having around. Signing him to a $4 million, 1 year deal, Gardner will be entering into his 38 year old season as a Yankee and as he is taking part in the 2021 baseball spring training camp, the veteran outfielder is showing no signs of slowing down.

  It is obvious that he wants to finish his career as a Yankee and the way it is looking, for as long as Gardy wears the Yankee uniform, he will continue to play baseball with hustle and every ounce of gritty he has got left in his tank.

  Both as a fan and now  a baseball editorialist, I believe Gardner is an athlete that doesn't know any other way except to play baseball by leaving everything on the diamond.  Whether it is spring training; a regular season game or even a postseason hyped match, Gardner plays each and every one of them the same way. Whatever the atmosphere of the game may be, he is always a player that challenges the opposition on both sides of the baseball.

  It has been said that Gardner was never really a player that drew much attention to himself, he just kept his head down and kept at his craft all through his career. Years later, here in 2021, he is now a veteran in the baseball work and he still puts in the hard work to remain a consist player. Case and point, Gardy stepped into the batter's box in a runners-in-scoring-position situation on  March 7th at the bottom of the second. What was the result of his at-bat? A GRAND SLAM to open up the scoring against the Phillies, that is the way to kickoff the scoring of Sunday baseball game.

  Yes, it is unfortunate that his bat isn't as hot as it use to be, but Gardner still has some fire power left in him to produce runs for the scoreboard. If he can capitalize on moments like the one on March 7th, he can and will end his pinstriped career with a BANG. Who knows, could his final at-bat be a GRAND SLAM situation too?

  Again, although it is just March, bringing back Gardner on a one year deal was a no brainer. With his track record and the way he jumped at the opportunity to capitalized on a loaded base situation during the spring matchup showed he still can provide the left handed balance the Yankees could use in their right handed heavy lineup.