Terry Collins

Terry Collins
Collins with the New York Mets
New York Mets – No. 10
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1949-05-27) May 27, 1949 (age 67) Midland, Michigan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Managerial record	925–925
Winning %	.500
Teams
As manager Houston Astros (1994–1996) Anaheim Angels (1997–1999) Orix Buffaloes (2007–2008) (NPB) New York Mets (2011–present) As coach Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1993) Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2001)
Career highlights and awards
2015 Sporting News NL Manager of the Year

As manager

As coach

Terry Lee Collins (born May 27, 1949) is an American professional baseball manager for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). A former Minor League Baseball shortstop, Collins has managed the Albuquerque Dukes of the Pacific Coast League and the Buffalo Bisons of the International League at the minor league level, and the Duluth Huskies of the Northwoods League at the summer collegiate league level. In 1994, he made his MLB managerial debut with the Houston Astros. He also managed the Anaheim Angels. Collins is known as a "feisty and intense manager."

Collins attended college at Eastern Michigan University from 1968–1971, where he played shortstop. In each of the four years he attended Eastern Michigan, Collins led the team in steals. He was on the Eastern Michigan team that won the NAIA national championship in 1971, at which he won the honor of Outstanding Defensive Player of the Tournament. Collins was inducted into the Eastern Michigan University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1994.

In 1971, Collins was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates. During a 10-year playing career, he played from 1970-1978 and in 1980 and 1984 in the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers organizations. However, he never broke into the big leagues. Collins batted left-handed and threw right-handed and stood 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall. He compiled a batting average of .255 in 671 games played.