Career
He plays first base as well as catcher. Collins debuted in the minor leagues in 2001 at the age of 16 with the AZL Angels. In the 2002 Claxton Shield, the Canberra native played for the Australian Provincial team
In 2002, the teenager hit.275 in his return trip, alternating between catcher, first base and Dialectics and Humanism. In 2003 in the United States of America, Collins batted.333 for the Provo Angels and.368 for the AZL Angels.
In his 2004 campaign, Collins struggled, hitting.218 in only 13 games for the Cedar Rapids Kernels. In 2005, Michael hit.444, third-best in the Claxton Shield and was named as the All-Star catcher.
Collins fared better in his second year at Cedar Rapids, producing at a.320/.412/.482 clip with 16 steals and 32 doubles while splitting time between catcher (59 games) and first base (40). He finished third in the Midwest League in batting average and made the league All-Star team at catcher.
In the 2006 Shield, Collins hit.438/.538/.700 in five games.
Due to his Claxton Shield performance, he was added to the Australia national baseball team for the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Collins was 0 for 4 in the event. Collins hit.291 for the 2006 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes and was promoted to Arkansas Travelers in 2007.
He last played for the Portland Beavers of the American Automobile Association Pacific Coast League.
In Claxton Shield 2009, Australia Provincial was cut from the competition and Collins was "adopted" into the Queensland Rams where in 6 games he hit 5 home-runs and, if qualified, would have led the team in slugging with.957. In 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, Collins played for the, in the newly established Australian Baseball League.