They’ve haunted New York Mets fans before, and they might be ready to do it again. The Texas Rangers, baseball’s version of the heartbreak hotel, could soon check in on Edwin Díaz — the trumpet-blaring soul of the Mets’ bullpen and one of the few sure things at Citi Field. Losing him would sting. Losing him to them would be a familiar, gut-twisting déjà vu.
The Rangers don’t need to be linked to Díaz for the idea to send a chill through Queens. They already swiped Jacob deGrom, leaving fans with a scar that still aches on cold nights.