MILWAUKEE — Ellsworth native Dick Scott filled in as manager of the New York Mets on Sunday when manager Terry Collins was taken to a Milwaukee hospital 30 minutes before the start of a game against the Brewers.
Collins complained of feeling ill, according to Mets assistant general manager John Ricco. Collins was scheduled to stay in the hospital for more tests and wasn’t accompanying the team back to New York.
It’s uncertain whether Collins will return on Tuesday when the Mets begin a 10-game homestand.
Collins, 67, is the oldest manager in MLB.
Scott, 53, is in his first season as bench coach for the Mets after serving as the team’s director of player development for two years. It’s his first job on a major league coaching staff.
Two years before taking that post, Scott took over for Collins as the Mets’ Minor League field coordinator.
The Mets lost to the Brewers 5-3 on Sunday after committing three errors.
Ricco told Newsday that he saw Collins and he was alert and fine but the team wanted to be cautious and run the tests.