No, this wasn’t Yoenis Cespedes arriving (both literally and figuratively) on his white horse as the seconds ticked away toward the 2015 trade deadline, a move that landed the Mets in a World Series. It wasn’t Donn Clendenon arriving a few hours before the deadline of June 15, 1969, the final push the young Mets needed to shock the world a few months later.

There wasn’t that kind of one-man blast-furnace available this time. So David Stearns went another way. He bought bulk. His players, for weeks, have urged him to upgrade the team’s talent, honoring the push they’ve made from the bottom of the National League to a tie for the second wild card entering Tuesday’s game with the Twins at Citi Field.

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Hard-throwing righty Gregory Soto is on the move from Philly to Baltimore in exchange for starter Seth Johnson.

Soto, 29, joins the Orioles' bullpen with a 2-4 mark, 4.08 ERA and 1.585 WHIP over 35.1 innings with 44 strikes and 20 walks on the season.

Johnson has spent the season with Doulbe-A Bowie, making 18 starts and going 0-6 with a 3.32 ERA and 1.323 WHIP over 65 innings with a 61:35 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The 25-year-old was a first-round pick by the Rays in the 2019 draft.

Another reliever is on the move as the MLB trade deadline comes to a close.

Arizona added righty Dylan Floro from the Nationals.

The 33-year-old has a 3-3 record in 51 games this season, accumulated a 2.06 ERA and 1.051 WHIP with 40 strilkeouts over 52.1 innings pitched.

The Orioles are acquiring Austin Slater from the Reds, per The Athletic.

The 31-year-old is hitting .185 in 108 at-bats this season. He was traded by the Giants to the Reds earlier this month.

The Tigers have traded ex-Met Mark Canha to the Giants, per The Athletic.

The 35-year-old is hitting .231 with seven home runs in 320 at-bats this season.

The Rays are acquiring outfielder Dylan Carlson from the Cardinals.

St. Louis is sending Shawn Armstrong to Tampa Bay in return, per multiple reports.

Carlson, 25, is hitting just .198 in 59 games this season.

The Red Sox made a late bullpen move.

Boston acquired Luis Garcia from the Angels, per The Post's Jon Heyman.

The 37-year-old has a 3.71 ERA in 45 games this season.

The Dodgers made another late move, getting center fielder Kevin Kiermaier from the Dodgers.

The Dodgers have made a big move late.

They are acquiring starter Jack Flaherty from the Tigers, according to ESPN.

Flaherty, 28, has a 2.95 ERA with 133 strikeouts in 106 2/3 innings this season.

Garrett Crochet isn't going anywhere.

Despite their miserable season, the left-hander won't be part of the White Sox's sell-off, according to The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal.

The 25-year-old has a 3.23 ERA with 160 strikeouts in 114 1/3 innings this season.

After weeks of speculation and a plethora of teammates finding new homes, it appears that the Tampa Bay Rays will not trade infielder Yandy Diaz, according to MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand.

Reports had circulated that the Yankees and Astros were interested in the 32-year-old, who won the 2023 batting title but hasn’t been as productive in 2024, slashing .270/.326/.397 with nine home runs and 47 RBIs in 97 games.

Diaz, who’s under control through 2025 and potentially 2026, will head back to the now-depleted Rays, who entered Tuesday 54-52 and 3 ½ games back of the final AL wild-card spot.

The Phillies are adding another reliever, trading for left-hander Tanner Banks from the White Sox, according to FanSided.

Banks, 32, has a 4.13 ERA in 41 games this season.