Mets, Collins agree to extension
The New York Mets reached agreement on a two-year contract extension with manager Terry Collins on Tuesday.
The New York Daily News reported that Collins will receive a salary increase as part of the new deal. His previous contract included a club option for 2016.
A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday with Collins and general manager Sandy Alderson at Citi Field, according to the Daily News.
Collins guided the Mets to the National League pennant and a trip to the World Series, which they lost in five games to the Kansas City Royals.
In five years as Mets manager, Collins has a 394-416 record, but his teams never finished with a winning record in New York before this season. The Mets won the NL East with a 90-72 record in 2015 and reached the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
Colts dump Hamilton as offensive coordinator
One day after the Indianapolis Colts lost in overtime at Carolina to fall to 3-5, offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton was fired.
The Colts announced Tuesday that Rob Chudzinski will take over Hamilton’s duties.
Indianapolis lost 29-26 to the Panthers in overtime on Monday night.
“Through the first eight weeks of the season, we have felt our offense hasn’t performed at the consistent level that we need,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said in a statement.
Hamilton came to the Colts in 2013 from Stanford, where he was as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach from 2011 to 2012 and worked with quarterback Andrew Luck before the Colts made him the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
Brewers exercise option on Lind’s contract
The Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday picked up the $8 million club option on first baseman Adam Lind’s contract for 2016.
Lind batted .277 with 20 home runs, 32 doubles and 87 RBIs while committing four errors in 149 games in 2015. The 32-year-old was acquired a year ago from the Toronto Blue Jays.
Lind was the only player on the Brewers’ option with a 2016 contract option.
Three minor leaguers suspended for drug violations
Three minor league players were suspended Tuesday for violations of the drug prevention and treatment program.
Steve Borkowski, a right-hander in the Atlanta Braves’ organization, received a 68-game suspension without the pay after a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug.
Adron Chambers, an outfielder in the Chicago Cubs’ minor league system, was suspended for 50 games without pay for a second positive test for a drug of abuse.
Alvaro Diaz, a right-hander with the San Francisco Giants, was handed a 25-game suspension without pay after a violation of the drug program.
Blue Jays keep Bautista, Encarnacion, Dickey
The Toronto Blue Jays exercised 2016 contract options on right fielder Jose Bautista, designated hitter-first baseman Edwin Encarnacion and right-hander R.A. Dickey on Tuesday.
The Blue Jays declined a $3 million option on infielder Maicer Izturis, giving him a $1 million buyout instead after an injury-riddled season.
The 35-year-old Bautista batted .250 with 40 home runs and 114 RBIs during the regular season in 2015.
Encarnacion, 32, hit .277 with 39 homers and 111 RBIs in 146 games this year. He underwent sports hernia surgery recently but is expected to be recovered before spring training begins in February.
The durable Dickey, 41, posted an 11-11 record with a 3.91 ERA in 33 starts this past season.