New York Mets charged with drug offenses after being discovered in possession of drugs during a traffic stop in Pennsylvania.
Police records show that Dykstra, who was admitted to the hospital following a stroke in February 2024, was pulled over for apparent moving offenses.
Dykstra was allegedly “found to be in possession of narcotics and narcotic related equipment/paraphernalia” during the traffic stop.
According to the police records, Dykstra, a resident of Scranton, was a passenger in a GMC Sierra at the time of the traffic encounter. The ‘arrestee’ was his name.
Matthew Blit, Dykstra’s attorney, responded by arguing that the MLB icon was innocent and that the matter “will be swiftly absolved.”
“Lenny Dykstra was merely a passenger in a vehicle that did not belong to him,” Blit claimed in a statement to TMZ.
Unquestionably, the owner and driver were arrested at the site on accusations of driving while intoxicated.
Lenny was neither detained or arrested at the scene, nor was he accused of being under the influence of any drugs. If any charges are made against him, they will be quickly dropped.
Before being transferred to the Philadelphia Phillies, 62-year-old Dykstra played with the Mets for five seasons, from 1985 to 1989.
Since the end of his career, Dykstra has been involved in a number of off-field scandals. He was identified as a steroid user in the Mitchell Report in 2007.
A few years later, he filed for bankruptcy. In 2011, he was charged with grand theft auto, and in 2012, he entered a guilty plea to bankruptcy fraud.
He was freed from prison in 2013 after serving a sentence. He was charged with third-degree terroristic threats five years later when it was alleged that he had threatened to kill an Uber driver. The charges were dropped after he entered a guilty plea to disorderly behavior.
He played 544 games for the Mets over his five seasons in Flushing, hitting.278 with 30 home runs and 158 RBIs.
Dykstra hit the game-winning home run against the Astros in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series and was instrumental in New York’s 1986 World Series success.
The 12-year veteran won the Silver Slugger in 1993 and was named to three All-Star games after being traded to Philadelphia.
With 81 home runs and 285 stolen bases over his career, Dykstra was a.285 hitter.
