An inside look at three cornerstones who are no longer Mets

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.The Mets either traded away or lost in free agency three key pieces of the franchise this week.How acquired: Drafted in the second round (No.

64 overall) in 2016 out of the University of Florida.Tenure with the Mets: 7 seasonsHighlights: It has to start with his famous three-run, go-ahead home run off now-Mets closer Devin Williams in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 2024 wild-card series, with the Mets down to their final out.There were the back-to-back Home Run Derby titles in 2019 — as a rookie – and in 2021 (there was no Derby in 2020).

There was his Rookie of the Year and five-time All-Star honors.And there was nightly brilliance, resulting in him becoming the Mets’ all-time home run leader last year.

Oh, and we can’t forget his coining the phrase LFGM for “Let’s f–king go Mets.”How it ended: After two years of an uncertain long-term future, he opted out of his two-year deal after last season and on Wednesday signed a five-year, $155M deal with the Orioles in free agency.The Mets did not even make an offer, the Post’s Joel Sherman reported.How acquired: Acquired from the Mariners along with Robinson Cano in a seven-player trade in 2018, with the Mets most notably giving up the then-heralded prospect Jarred Kelenic.Tenure with the Mets: Seven seasons, though he missed the entire 2023 season due to injuryHighlights: His entrance to Timmy Trumpet’s “Narco” became one of the most exciting attractions in the sport, and he lived up to it by emerging as perhaps the best — and most electric — closer in MLB.

He overcame a brutal first season with the team — during which the trade was lambasted — to become a fan favorite and two-time All-Star with the team.Missing the 2023 season after tearing his patellar tendon while celebrating in the World Baseball Classic was a lowlight, though.

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