Ex-MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra faces drug charges following New Year's Day traffic stop in Pennsylvania

Former MLB All-Star Lenny Dykstra faces supplier charges pursuing a postulation extremity by Pennsylvania State Police connected New Year’s Day.

Pennsylvania troopers recovered Dykstra, 62, pinch narcotics and paraphernalia successful his possession while a rider successful a conveyance that was pulled complete successful Pike County.

Pike County is astir 25 miles eastbound of Scranton, wherever Dykstra lives.

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Former MLB subordinate Lenny Dykstra, charged pinch threats against an Uber driver, rejects a plea connection earlier Union County Superior Court Judge Joseph Donahue. Lawyer Michael Brucki stands adjacent to him. (IMAGN)

Police noted that charges were revenge against Dykstra, though location was nary specification connected what narcotics were allegedly found.

Dykstra’s lawyer, Matthew Blit, said successful a connection to The Associated Press that he believes these charges will beryllium "swiftly absolved" arsenic nan conveyance did not beryllium to nan ex-ballplayer.

Dykstra was besides not accused of being nether nan power of a constituent astatine nan scene, per Blit.

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"To nan grade charges are brought against him, they will beryllium swiftly absolved," nan connection read.

Dykstra has had ineligible woes successful nan past, including serving situation clip successful California for bankruptcy fraud. He was sentenced to much than six months aft being recovered blameworthy of hiding shot gloves and different items from his days successful MLB.

Dykstra besides served a three-year condemnation for pleading nary title to Grand Theft Auto and providing a mendacious financial statement, claiming he owed much than $31 cardinal while only having $50,000 successful assets. His situation sentences ran concurrent pinch each other.

Lenny Dykstra #4 of nan Philadelphia Phillies looks connected from nan dugout against nan San Francisco Giants during an Major League Baseball crippled circa 1993 astatine Candlestick Park successful San Francisco, California.  Dykstra played for nan Phillies from 1989-96.  (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

Then, successful April 2012, he pleaded nary title to exposing himself to women he met done Craiglist.

Finally, successful 2019, Dykstra dealt pinch galore ineligible problems, including pleading blameworthy connected behalf of his company, Titan Equity Group, to illegally renting retired rooms successful a New Jersey location he owned. He agreed to salary astir $3,000 successful fines.

In nan aforesaid year, Dykstra had supplier and violent threat charges dropped pursuing an altercation pinch an Uber driver. Police said astatine nan clip they recovered cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, though his lawyer claimed nan incident to beryllium "overblown."

Dykstra was a three-time All-Star during his 12-year MLB career, which began pinch nan New York Mets and ended pinch nan Philadelphia Phillies.

Lenny Dykstra attends nan 69th Annual  Artists and Writers Softball Game astatine Herrick Park connected Aug. 19, 2017 successful East Hampton, New York.  (Sonia Moskowitz/Getty Images)

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All 3 of Dykstra’s All-Star seasons came successful Philadelphia, wherever he was traded to from New York during nan 1989 season.

Dykstra vanished 2nd successful MVP voting during nan 1993 play aft starring nan National League pinch 194 hits, 143 runs and 129 walks while slashing .305/.420/.382 pinch 44 doubles and 66 RBI.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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