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Yanks may face Cleveland’s bugs again in a throwback to ’07

FILE - A sign in a hotel room between Lake Erie and Progressive Field, site of the baseball 2019 baseball All-Star game, informs guests about flying insects called "midges," that swarm the area this time of the year, Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Cleveland. Their fans still bugged by what happened in 2007, the New York Yankees could face pesky midges again when the American League Division Series moves to Cleveland this weekend. (AP Photo/Ben Walker, File)

Midges land on a banner around First Energy Stadium as the teams warm up before an NFL football game between the Cleveland Browns and the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

FILE - New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada, right, applies bug spray to relief pitcher Mariano Rivera before the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 2 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, in Cleveland, Oct. 5, 2007. Their fans still bugged by what happened in 2007, the New York Yankees could face those pesky midges again when the American League Division Series returns to Cleveland this weekend. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, file)

FILE - New York Yankee head trainer Gene Monahan sprays New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain with bug spray as small insects swarm in the eighth inning of Game 2 of an American League Division Series baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, in Cleveland. Their fans still bugged by what happened in 2007, the New York Yankees could face those pesky midges again when the American League Division Series returns to Cleveland this weekend. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Yanks may face Cleveland’s bugs again in a throwback to ’07