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Former Major League Baseball All-Star Lenny Dykstra is facing drug charges after a traffic stop by Pennsylvania State Police on New Year's Day.
Pennsylvania Officers found Dykstra, 62, in possession of drugs and paraphernalia while he was a passenger in a vehicle stopped in Pike County.
Pike County is about 25 miles east of Scranton, where Dykstra lives.
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Former MLB player Lenny Dykstra, accused of making threats against an Uber driver, rejects a plea offer before Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph Donahue. Lawyer Michael Brookie stands next to him. (IMAGN)
The police noted that charges have been brought against Dykstra, but what kind of drugs were found was not specified.
Dykstra's lawyer, Matthew Blyth, said in a statement to The Associated Press that he believes those charges will be “quickly dismissed” because the car did not belong to the former player.
Dykstra was also not accused of being intoxicated at the scene, Blyth said.
“If charges are brought against him, they will be quickly dropped,” the statement said.
Dykstra has had troubles with the law in the past, including serving a prison sentence in California for bankruptcy fraud. He was sentenced to more than six months in prison after being found guilty of concealing baseball gloves and other items from his MLB days.
Dykstra also served a three-year sentence for withdrawing from the Grand Theft Auto competition and filing false financial statements, claiming he owed more than $31 million when he only had $50,000 in assets. His prison terms ran concurrently.
Lenny Dykstra #4 of the Philadelphia Phillies watches from the bench against the San Francisco Giants during a Major League Baseball game circa 1993 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. Dykstra played for the Phillies from 1989 to 1996. (Spotlight Sports/Getty Images)
Then, in April 2012, he pleaded no contest to exposing himself to women he met through Craiglist.
Finally, in 2019, Dykstra faced numerous legal problems, including pleading guilty on behalf of his company, Titan Equity Group, to illegally renting out rooms in a home he owned in New Jersey. He agreed to pay a fine of about $3,000.
That same year, drug trafficking and terroristic threats charges against Dykstra were dropped after an altercation with an Uber driver. Police said they then found cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra's belongings, although his lawyer said the incident was “exaggerated.”
Dykstra was a three-time All-Star during his 12-year MLB career, which began with New York Mets and ended with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lenny Dykstra attends the 69th Annual Herrick Park Artists and Writers Softball Game on August 19, 2017 in East Hampton, New York. (Sonya Moskowitz/Getty Images)
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All three of Dykstra's All-Star seasons were spent in Philadelphia, where he was traded from New York during the 1989 season.
Dykstra finished second in MVP voting for the 1993 season, leading the National League with 194 hits, 143 runs and 129 walks while slashing .305/.420/.382 with 44 doubles and 66 RBIs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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