 Yankees summer camp presented by Ford. Red Gardner had an outstanding 2019 season, blasting 28 home runs and driving in 74, not to mention in a year where the Yankees suffered more injuries than anyone else in the league, Red Gardner managed to stay on the field and be a constant in that lineup playing in 141 games. Earlier today, I caught up with Gardner to get his assessment on how Yankees summer camp is going so far. Red Gardner, Brett, how do you feel as though summer camp is going as a whole for the Yankees? You know, I feel like it's gone pretty good. I think everybody came in this kind of with an open mind, not really knowing what to expect. And for the most part, it's gone smoothly. I feel like our coaching staff and everyone up here associated with the front office has really done a good job of setting things up where it runs pretty smoothly. And you know, obviously we've got a couple guys that have been away from the team and we're going to miss them for a little while. But hopefully, hopefully it's not too long and we can make it through this season all healthy. You mentioned some of the guys that have tested positive in DJ LaMaheau, Luis Sessa, Raldes Chapman. DJ LaMaheau in particular, he was such an asset to this team last season. How much will he be missed just with his versatility and his consistency at the plate? Well, we've definitely missed him. Hopefully we're not going to be missing him for much longer and we hope we see him soon. But he's obviously a guy who's a huge, huge, huge part of our team and our lineup and his ability to move all around the infield and play different positions. And just a huge addition to this team last year and I think one of my all-time favorite teammates. And we've definitely missed him here this last week or two. And as I said, we look forward to getting him back soon. What makes him one of your all-time favorite teammates? He just, he's all business. I mean, he wants nothing. He wants to win as bad as anybody I've ever played with. He's all business and just his work ethic and his routine and the level of consistency with which he does things every day. It's impressive to watch. With some of the new protocols that are in place to keep you guys safe, has there been a major adjustment on your end, the way you go about your business and the way you plan for a day? Just getting accustomed to wearing a mask on a daily basis. Obviously, try and keep it on here pretty much all times when I'm indoors at the stadium. And then it's nice to obviously take it off and go outside and run around and be on the field. But yeah, I mean, just being smart about what we do and avoid contact with others and constantly just double check and triple checking, making sure we wash our hands and be as safe as possible. But I think if we can all do that, well, things will work out. What do you think of the outfield depth that you guys have at the very moment? Yeah, it's pretty impressive. I mean, we've got quite a good group of guys out there, obviously battling for playing time. And I think all across the diamond, really, I mean, the infield and everybody has seen here recently in summer camp how good our pitching staff is. So we've got a lot of depth. We've got a really good team. And as I said, if we can keep everybody healthy, we'll have a lot of fun in this short season. How has Aaron Hicks looked to you coming back from Tommy John surgery? He may not even miss a game, Brett. Yeah, no, he's looked really good. He's looked good at the plate. I think in the outfield, he moves around really well, as always, and is all but trying to lose 100% throwing the bases in the last couple of days. And he's looked really good. So it'll be good to get him back. And obviously, judges has been looking good. And Big G, having those guys help you together in the same line up, it'll be fun to watch. When you see that lineup coming together, how excited do you get for this 60 games and 66 days season? Yeah, very excited. I mean, obviously, it's definitely a little different than we are accustomed to. But we're definitely excited about it. And anxious to play against somebody with a different jersey on this last week and a half. It's been a little different playing against facing our teammates. So we'll be excited to get to Washington next week. Couple guys mentioned that it's weird facing pictures on your team. Has that been an odd part of it for you, stepping into the batter's box, kind of knowing what guys typically do and seeing how they attack you? Yeah, it has. It definitely has. I think it's good to be able to go up against your own guys and see what they look like. And we'll get a little different perspective and maybe give them a little input on what you're seeing at the plate as a hitter or so. And they can do the same thing, obviously, as a pitcher or as the guy that's catching, calling the game against you. So it's been fun. I think so far it's gone really well. And obviously the pitching has seemed to be a little ahead of the hitting as we've been trying to get our timing back. But the last few days have been better. And as I said, it'll be good to play against somebody with a different jersey on. Do you think there's enough time for guys to feel really comfortable in the batter's box and get a lot of that timing back? I do. Yeah, I mean, I think that most of us are at that point where once you get 15, 20 at bats under your belt and you start to have an idea of where you're at and what you need to work on and what you need to do to get ready in a short amount of time. So for the most part, it's a matter of getting your body ready and making sure that you're ready to go from that standpoint. Miguel Andujar was a huge bat in the lineup in 2018. Aaron Boone said he's going to try to get that bat. And the lineup may play a little bit of an outfield. Have you given him any pointers in the outfield, Brett? He looks really good out there. Makes some good plays, gets good jumps, good reads off the bat. And he's an athlete. So I think that I'm confident in the job he's able to do out there. And I know he's excited to be on the field and play wherever he's at. And like you said, we really missed him last year and we're happy to have him back. So I look forward to seeing him moving around and playing some different positions. Now it seems as though you've just been going about your business like normal. I think I saw you salute the bleacher creatures one day. You also threw a ball to the fans. Well, there are no fans. Are you going to keep doing that throughout the season? Have your teammates been getting a little bit of a kick out of that? Well, yeah, I mean, I think we have to do what we can to just entertain each other. And it's definitely going to be different with no fans in the seats. I know the last week or so has been a little eerie here at the stadium playing with literally no one watching. So it's nice to be back out on the field, but we definitely do miss the fans being in the seats and look forward to the day when we can play in front of them again. Brett, as always, thank you so much for the time. Thank you. This will be Brett Gardner's 13th season in pinstripes. He is only ever worn pinstripes, drafted in the third round back in 2005. He is the only current Yankee on the roster that was part of that 2009 World Series World Champion team, a 2015 All-Star and 2016 Golden Glove winner. You know that he has been an asset to this Yankees team from day one. He is a leader in the clubhouse and he is certainly a guy that younger players look up to.