A longtime manager of the New York Mets, who was still involved with the organization as an advisor until recently, has, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, decided to step aside and call it a career. And what a colorful career it was.
Terry Collins, who was the New York Mets’ manager from 2011 to 2017, informed Heyman about his future, reaching him via text message and saying him: “I’m retired.” Collins is 71 years old and is a respected figure in the Mets organization.
He had been working as an advisor under former general manager Brodie Van Wagenen, who was fired when new Mets’ owner Steve Cohen and president Sandy Alderson took over the team in the past few days.