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 cause charges pursuing a postulation halt by Pennsylvania State Police connected New Year’s Day.

Pennsylvania troopers recovered Dykstra, 62, with drugs and paraphernalia successful his possession portion a rider successful a conveyance that was pulled implicit 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 with 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 filed against Dykstra, though determination was nary specification connected what drugs were allegedly found.

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

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

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

Dykstra has had ineligible woes successful the 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 contention to Grand Theft Auto and providing a mendacious fiscal statement, claiming helium owed much than $31 cardinal portion lone having $50,000 successful assets. His situation sentences ran concurrent with each other.

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

Then, successful April 2012, helium pleaded nary contention to exposing himself to women helium met done Craiglist.

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

In the aforesaid year, Dykstra had cause and violent menace charges dropped pursuing an altercation with an Uber driver. Police said astatine the clip they recovered cocaine, MDMA and marijuana among Dykstra’s belongings, though his lawyer claimed the incidental to beryllium "overblown."

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

Lenny Dykstra attends the 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 helium was traded to from New York during the 1989 season.

Dykstra finished 2nd successful MVP voting during the 1993 play aft starring the National League with 194 hits, 143 runs and 129 walks portion slashing .305/.420/.382 with 44 doubles and 66 RBI.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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