By BEN SHPIGEL
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Just 17 months ago, Willie Randolph received a new multi-million dollar contract, a reward for invigorating a franchise and guiding the Mets to their first division title in 18 years and close to a victory in the World Series.
He has since presided over one of the greatest collapses in baseball history, from which this year’s team has yet to recover.
Nearly three months into another disappointing season, the Mets announced early Tuesday morning that they had fired Randolph, the first African-American to manage in New York, after three and a half years as manager, and replaced him with the bench coach Jerry Manuel.
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