BASEBALL IS BACK IN HOUSTON

The field of dreams was transformed into a field of hope as major leaguers returned Saturday to flood-ravaged Houston for the first ballgame since Harvey hit

n emotional Wilmer Flores, the New York Mets infielder, held out his cellphone and called up a video.

“Here, look at this,” Flores said. “Max sent me this.”

The short video was of heartbreaking ruin. Dirty water filled a home. At one point, an object pokes through the mess. “That’s the refrigerator,” Flores said. The Freeport, Texas, home, or what’s left of it, belongs to Flores’ friend and former major leaguer Max Ramirez, who was forced to flee in a boat with his wife and 9-month-old son.

“I talked to him yesterday,” Flores said before the Mets-Astros doubleheader. The games were the first in the city since Aug. 24, when the hurricane forced the Astros to move games to St. Petersburg.

“He said he’s moving because he lost everything at his house . . . He lost basically everything,” Flores said.

Flores was one of a large contingent of Mets who spread out on Friday to load vehicles, sort food and clothing, or just listen, at local shelters and food banks.

“I went to a church with a friend from here. We went out and I wanted to do something. You know, just to feel like you helped,” Flores said. “It was just crazy . . . A bunch of people were staying there. It was just awful.” The Mets’ efforts were appreciated. “To the Mets, I’d like to ‘ thank you’ for allowing us to have a day off yesterday for a day of service,” said Astros manager A.J. Hinch.

He said he’s moving because he lost everything at his house . . . he basically lost everything. — Wilmer Flores (inset), Mets infielder, on former MLB player Max Ramirez (left)