A surreal scene unfolded in the visiting clubhouse Wednesday at Petco Park, moments after the Mets’ 5-0 loss to the Padres. As players milled around the clubhouse showering and dressing, some made their way over to reliever José Buttó,

On the eve of the deadline, the Mets and Giants completed a trade that will send standout submariner Tyler Rogers to Queens. In a package that contains plenty of prospect name value, big league reliever José Buttó plus Drew Gilbert and Blade Tidwell will head to San Francisco.

In the midst of a 2-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Giants traded Tyler Rogers to the New York Mets, a team that just swept them this past weekend. Rogers, San Francisco’s longtime setup man who pitches more than any other reliever, now wears a different shade of orange.