WILMER FLORES had an eventful week.
At its peak, he hit a game-winning home run in the last inning to beat the then-division-leading Washington Nationals.
But at its valley, the young Mets infielder was wiping tears from his eyes on the field. A rumor had swirled around Citi Field through social media that he had been traded to the last-place Milwaukee Brewers, a mere two days before last Friday’s trade deadline. Mets fans were giving him an ovation. Flores had been a Met “for life,” signing from Venezuela when he was 16 years old. Now 23, he was crying in the middle of the game, in part because he was apparently among the last to learn about his future.