NEW YORK — The New York Mets went from “pushing hard” to trade for Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Carlos Gomez ; to reportedly acquiring him for injured starter Zack Wheeler and infielder Wilmer Flores ; to having that news sweep through the Citi Field stands, resulting in a standing ovation for and tears from Flores — and, exactly three hours later, it was all for naught.
Confusion reigned on social media, in the dugout and on the face of a nearly 24-year-old infielder who has known only one employer since he was 16 years old.
This was the trade deadline’s version of Game 162, the rapid-fire playoff-clinching extravaganza on the final night of the 2011 season, only no one won anything, and the tears were of sadness, not joy.
At 7:52 p.m. Eastern Time, Yahoo! Sports ’ Tim Brown reported New York’s aggressive pursuit of Gomez, the two-time All-Star center fielder who made his big league debut with the Mets before trading him in a package for Cy Young winner Johan Santana .
A little more than an hour later, at 8:58, the New York Post ’s Joel Sherman reported that the trade was “done pending physicals.” Soon thereafter, a baseball official with direct knowledge of the trade confirmed to USA TODAY that the deal had been agreed upon pending a physical examination for Wheeler, who underwent Tommy John surgery on his throwing elbow in March.
By 9:15, a reporter in Queens observed that at least one section of the Citi Field stands started chanting “Car-los Go-mez” even while Flores was positioned at shortstop.
At 9:29, Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado posted a photo on social media of the club’s Latin players “saying bye to a friend” with their arms around Gomez on the team’s charter flight home from San Francisco, only to retract it for a new one.
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