New York Mets legend Lenny Dykstra, 62, is facing potential drug charges after allegedly being found with narcotics during a Pennsylvania traffic stop.
Dykstra, who was hospitalized after suffering a stroke in February 2024, was stopped by officers for alleged motor vehicle violations, according to police records.
However, it is alleged that during the traffic stop, Dykstra was ‘found to be in possession of narcotics and narcotic related equipment/paraphernalia’.
The police records claim that Dykstra, who lives in Scranton, was a passenger in a GMC Sierra when the traffic stop was conducted. He was listed as the ‘arrestee’.
In response, Dykstra’s lawyer, Matthew Blit, plead the MLB legend’s innocence and insisted that the situation ‘will be swiftly absolved’.
In a statement given to TMZ, Blit said: ‘Lenny Dykstra was merely a passenger in a vehicle that did not belong to him.
New York Mets legend Lenny Dykstra, 62, is facing potential drug charges after allegedly being found with narcotics during a Pennsylvania traffic stop on January 1st
Dykstra’s lawyer, Matthew Blit insisted that the situation ‘will be swiftly absolved’
‘Undeniably, the actual driver and owner was taken into custody at the scene under the suspicion of driving under the influence.
‘Lenny was not accused of being under the influence of any substance at the scene, nor was he arrested or taken into custody at the scene. To the extent charges are brought against him, they will be swiftly absolved.’
62-year-old Dykstra was a member of the Mets for five seasons from 1985 to 1989 before he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
Dykstra has been embroiled in several off-field scandals since the end of his career. In 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report as someone who used steroids.
He filed for bankruptcy a couple of years later, before being charged with grand theft auto in 2011 and then pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud in 2012.
He served time in prison and was released in 2013. Five years later, he faced a charge of third-degree terroristic threats after being accused of threatening to kill an Uber driver. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and the charges were dropped.
Following his five years with the Mets, Dykstra also played for the Philadelphia Phillies
During his five seasons in Flushing, he played 544 games for the Mets and hit .278 with 30 home runs and 158 RBIs.
Dykstra played a crucial role in New York’s 1986 World Series run and hit a game-winning home run in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Astros.
Following his trade to Philadelphia, the 12-year veteran went on to be named to three All-Star games and won the Silver Slugger in 1993.
Throughout the length of his career Dykstra was a .285 hitter, recording 81 homers and 285 stolen bases.
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Mets legend and 1986 World Series champion set to face drug charges after traffic stop