Mets Fire Charlie Samuels, Clubhouse Manager in Gambling Probe

by FanHouse Newswire

Filed under: Mets

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Mets fired their longtime clubhouse manager Friday amid a police investigation into illegal gambling.

The Mets said Charlie Samuels was fired for violating team policies. The club said the decision came after an internal investigation that lasted several months.

This season was Samuels' 27th year on the job. He also helped handle the Mets' travel arrangements.

Samuels has admitted betting on baseball, according to a person familiar with the investigation. He made the admission to an investigator for Major League Baseball in the last month, the person told The Associated Press last week, speaking on condition of anonymity because the probe is ongoing.

 

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