ESPN.com · Oct 14, 2022
Yanks may face Cleveland's bugs again in a throwback to '07
NEW YORK -- 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.
The flying insects memorably swarmed Joba Chamberlain during Game 2 of the 2007 Division Series at what was then called Jacobs Field. The bugs returned last weekend at nearby FirstEnergy Stadium for an NFL game between the Browns and Los Angeles Chargers.
Cleveland will host the Yankees on Saturday night for Game 3 of the ALDS at what's now called Progressive Field.
Midges hatch along Lake Erie several times a year.