Like Tyler Rogers, Ryan Helsley and Cedric Mullins — all acquired by the Mets shortly before the trade deadline — previously spent their entire professional careers with one organization.

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,

Coming into the summer, improving the bullpen was a significant need for the Mets, and it has been one that was addressed and then some. New York started by acquiring left-hander Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles to give them a solid southpaw out of the bullpen,