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NEW YORK (AP) -- Terry Collins chased jobs all the way to Japan and China in the 11 years since he last managed a major league club just to find a place in a dugout. Rejuvenating the New York Mets, though, might be his toughest challenge of all.Collins was introduced Tuesday as the 20th manager in the history of the Mets, a franchise in the midst of an overhaul since missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Collins, the team's minor league field coordinator last year, signed a two-year contract with a club option for 2013.
"I love this job,'' said Collins, after putting on a No. 10 jersey in honor of friend and Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. "I will do whatever it takes to bring success for the New York Mets and win more ballgames, and we want to be the last team standing next October.''
New general manager Sandy Alderson chose Collins over fellow Mets employees Bob Melvin, Chip Hale and Wally Backman. The 61-year-old Collins succeeds Jerry Manuel, who was fired along with general manager Omar Minaya in October, and will try to revitalize a club that languished near the bottom of the NL East the past two seasons.
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