A new report suggests that one of the most successful managers in New York Mets history, Terry Collins, could soon return to the fold for the organization.
When thinking of the greatest managers in Mets history, men like Davey Johnson, Gil Hodges, and Bobby Valentine might be the first names that come to mind. While those individuals had big personalities that made them so memorable, Terry Collins was just as successful if not more so than the aforementioned names.
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Over seven seasons with the organization, Collins’ 551 wins are the second most of any former Mets manager, only behind Johnson. He is also the last man to take them to a World Series. However, since he was relieved of his duties after the 2017 season, he has remained outside the sphere of the franchise. But that could soon change.
On Saturday, SNY’s New York Mets insider Andy Martino revealed that with former general manager, team president, and advisor Sandy Alderson no longer in the picture, the door seems wide open for Terry Collins to have more of a consistent role with the organization.
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“According to people around the organization, the dynamic between Alderson and Collins, which was up and down during their shared time as GM and manager from 2011-2017, was likely what prevented Collins from being welcomed back into the fold during the Cohen era,” Martino wrote. “Alderson was team president from 2020-2022, and an advisor to Cohen in 2023.
“When Buck Showalter was manager, he tried to bring Collins to spring training as a guest instructor and was told that he could not … Now that Alderson is retired, there is clearly softening about letting Collins back through the gates.”
Collins was showered with praise for his player development work during stints with the Dodgers and Mets and would surely be a benefit for an organization trying to rebuild its farm system and go with a strategy of relying on homegrown talent more.