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A bizarre night ended with even more craziness, as Sandy Alderson said after the club’s 7-3 loss to the Padres on Wednesday there was no trade sending Carlos Gomez to the Mets in exchange for Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores.

Alderson said there is no deal and there will be no deal after the club’s 7-3 loss to the Padres on Wednesday night.

“There is no trade. And unfortunately, social media, etc. got ahead of the facts and may have had an adverse effect for one of the players involved,” Alderson said on Wednesday night. It was an unfortunate situation, and something Ive addressed personally with the player involved. Its one of things that happen today with modern communications, etc.

“Whatever has been speculated over the course of the evening has not and will not transpire,” Alderson said.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Brewers had concerns over Wheeler’s medicals, and nixed the deal. 

In another twist, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports says the Mets backed out of the deal over concerns with Gomez’s hip, although his agent, Scott Boras, said Gomez is healthy and not seeking treatment for his hip.

Nightengale says Milwaukee still plans to trade Gomez by Friday’s non-waiver trade deadline.

Remember, Wheeler is recovering from Tommy John Surgery and also a procedure to repair a torn tendon in his elbow. It’s still early in the process, and he just started throwing on Monday in Port St. Lucie.

But it’s also safe to assume Wheeler did not start throwing without an examination from team doctors in New York. Presumably, that exam would include an MRI on his elbow, and if it was dirty he would not have been cleared to throw.

So, it stands to reason that it was an issue with Gomez or another player, and not Wheeler.

Alderson would not elaborate on the details of this trade, other than continuing to say it would not happen.

Asked if the club was still searching for a bat, Alderson said, “it’s still not Friday, yet.”

Meanwhile, manager Terry Collins had no knowledge of the trade, saying after the game he was not informed a deal was in place.

“There was nothing I knew about,” Collins said angrily. “Why would I take him out of the game?”

Flores – who was seen crying on the field in-game, said he was saddened by the prospects of leaving the organization.

“I was sad, being with the Mets forever and having all my teammates here,” Flores said. “That’s why I got emotional out there.”

Flores said he learned he was traded from both fans in the stands and his teammates.

Whatever the case ultimately was, it was not right what Flores had to go through. Whether the trade went down or not, it was obvious he got word of the situation and was not equipped to stay in that game. It didn’t hurt the team in the end, but Flores himself said it was a very difficult time for him and his head and heart were not in the moment.

It’s understandable. Collins’ stance is also understandable.

Still, Flores should have come out of the game, and information should have been sent to the dugout, especially after it was clear Flores had been negatively impacted by the situation.

The kid has been to hell and back for this team in 2015 especially, been asked to do things facing certain failure. He was owed more than what he got last night, whether he’s a Met or not now.

Original post, July 29, 10:57 pm. Updated, July 30, 8:00 am