Collins was hired as manager of the Anaheim Angels in 1997 season.He obviously got a vote of confidence from the front office, but the players had Petition GM Bill Bavasi firing him.Collins signed a three-year contract to manage orix Buffaloes in the Pacific League in Japan.
Collins became the leader of China's national baseball team at the end of the year, in time for the 2009 World Baseball Classic.Collins spent the 2010 season as the minor-league field coordinator for the New York Mets organization.He will be named manager of the Mets.
