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Report: Mets suspend clubhouse manager for bets

Published Nov. 5, 2010 12:47 a.m. ET

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Longtime Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels, who joined the team in 1976, is being investigated in connection with illegal gambling, a law enforcement source told the New York Post on Thursday.

The probe — which has been going on for several months — centers on allegations that Samuels placed illegal wagers on NFL games, the source said.

He was suspended indefinitely without pay on October 22, the Mets said.

The criminal investigation is being conducted by Queens DA Richard Brown and the NYPD.

Major League Baseball is doing its own probe, questioning people close to Samuels.

MLB refused comment beyond acknowledging the suspension, but other sources said it is common knowledge that Samuels wagered on football and the horses.

The Queens DA’s office declined to comment.

Samuels joined the Mets in 1976 after working for the Phillies and was popular among players and the team. He just reach

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