New York Mets manager Terry Collins will announce after Sunday's game that he is resigning and will stay with the club in a front-office role, according to multiple reports.
The news was first reported by the Athletic.
Collins' contract is up at season's end, and there was no indication the team was going to extend his deal. Collins, 68, had earlier said that he didn't plan on retiring.
On Friday, Newsday reported that owner Fred Wilpon repeatedly protected Collins from being fired, even as his son, Jeff Wilpon, the team's COO, and general manager Sandy Alderson sought his dismissal on several occasions during Collins' seven-year tenure.