Had Carlos Gomez’s medical report turned out different three years ago, Wilmer Flores might not have found himself in the position he did on Sunday: circling the bases at Citi Field after hitting a game-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 3-2.
In fact, he might even have been wearing a Brewers uniform.
One of the enduring images of the Mets’ 2015 season was that of Flores weeping on the field during a late-July game against the San Diego Padres because of reports that he had been traded to the Brewers in exchange for Gomez.