The Yankees can often be considered the evil empire of Major League Baseball.

For a long time, they threw their money around more than any other team, buying up smaller teams’ best players and taking home an unbelievable amount of World Series trophy. They have one the MLB’s biggest trophy 27 times and the next closest is team is the Cardinals at 11. Forget dynasty, that truly is an empire.

Brett Gardner has spent his entire career with the Yankees, and as a result, he was referenced as the Darth Vader of the team by Brian McCann.

Well, this season, Cabbie caught up with Brett Gardner, who believes Aaron Judge could make a cameo in the new Star Wars or Han Solo feature films. He also explains the small changes that have resulted in a career high in HRs in 2017 (19) and he is presented with a lightsaber for his highlights. Lastly, Gardner gets a new shirt for his role on the team.