Just hours before facing the team he spurned this offseason, Juan Soto offered a rare bit of insight into his time with the Yankees, the club’s failed attempt to keep him, and his relationship with Aaron Judge.

The Yankees played their season-opening victory over the Brewers on Thursday with Brett Gardner and his family in mind. Gardner’s 14-year-old son, Miller, died last Friday after falling ill on a family vacation.

After Brett and Jessica Gardner announced the death of their 14-year-old son Miller last weekend, Aaron Judge began getting calls and texts from players who came up through the Yankees organization with him.