Terry Collins, who resigned as Mets manager after the final game of the season on Sunday in Philadelphia, has accepted the position of Special Assistant to GM Sandy Alderson, the team announced on Tuesday.
Collins' tenure as manager had been expected to end after the season, according to multiple reports.
Over a dozen team sources -- including players -- criticized Collins to Marc Carig of Newsday earlier this week. In Carig's report, it was written that Collins had a fractured relationship with many players and had been ignoring directives from the front office -- specifically related to how they wanted him to run the bullpen.