Brett Gardner is now the longest-tenured player with the Yankees this season, starting is 10th season in pinstripes.
Along with the title comes the coveted corner locker, which was previously used by Carlos Beltran.
Gardner hit .261/.351/.362 with 22 doubles, six triples, seven homers and 41 RBIs in 148 games last year, winning his first Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
Gardner was asked what advice he would offer to the new crop of talent rising through the Yankees pipeline.
“Just don’t ever be complacent,” Gardner said. “As a young guy coming up, I had so many veterans to look to, so many future Hall of Famers. Even guys like Jason Giambi, Johnny Damon, just taking me under their wing, I’ll be forever grateful to those guys for treating me the way that they did.
“As an older guy now, you try to remember that and remember how to treat the younger guys, the kind of things that they need and advice that they need and direction they need to not just further their careers, but help the Yankees win at the big league level.”
Read the whole article and interview at http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/216443630/brett-gardner-preps-for-10th-season-with-yanks/