BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU. RETIRED PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER LENNY DYKSTRA, FACING CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE SAY A TROOPER FOUND DRUGS IN HIS POSSESSION DURING A TRAFFIC STOP ON NEW YEAR’S DAY. TROOPERS SAY THE 62 YEAR OLD FORMER PHILADELPHIA, PHILLY AND NEW YORK MET WAS A PASSENGER IN A CAR PULLED OVER IN PIKE COUNTY, EAST OF SCRANTON, WHERE DYKSTRA LIVES. STATE POLICE DID NOT RELEASE INFORMATION ON WHAT KIND OF DRUGS WERE ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED, WITH DYKSTRA’S LAWYER SAYING IN A STATEMENT THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT BELONG TO DYKSTRA AND HE WAS NOT ACCUSED OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SUBSTANCE AT THE SCENE. THIS IS NOT DYKSTRA’S FIRST BRUSH WITH THE LAW. IN 2013. HE SERVED OVER SIX MONTHS IN A CALIFORNIA PRISON FOR BANKRUPTCY FRAUD. IN 2019, HIS COMPANY PLEADED GUILTY TO ILLEGALLY RENTING ROOMS IN A NEW JERSEY HOUSE. ALSO THAT YEAR, HE WAS HIT WITH DRUG AND TERRORISTIC THREAT CHARGES FROM AN UBE
Former MLB player Lenny Dykstra facing drug charges after Pennsylvania traffic stop
Updated: 5:53 PM EST Jan 5, 2026
Retired professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra is facing charges after Pennsylvania State Police said a trooper found drugs in his possession during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day.The 62-year-old former Philadelphia Phillie and New York Met was a passenger in a car pulled over in Pike County, east of Scranton, where Dykstra resides.State police did not release information on what kind of drugs were allegedly involved. Dykstra’s lawyer said in a statement that the vehicle did not belong to Dykstra and he was not accused of being under the influence of a substance at the scene.This is not Dykstra’s first time in legal trouble.Troubled past In 2013, he served over six months in a California prison for bankruptcy fraud.In 2019, his company pleaded guilty to illegally renting rooms in a New Jersey house. Also that year, he was hit with drug and terroristic threat charges from an Uber driver altercation, although those charges were later dropped.Playing careerDykstra played 12 MLB seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets from 1985 to 1996. He was a member of the New York Mets 1986 World Series teamThree-time MLB All-StarWon the Silver Slugger award as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1993. Over the totality of his career, Dykstra hit .285, 81 home runs, 404 RBIs, 1,298 hits and had 285 stolen bases.
Retired professional baseball player Lenny Dykstra is facing charges after Pennsylvania State Police said a trooper found drugs in his possession during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day.
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The 62-year-old former Philadelphia Phillie and New York Met was a passenger in a car pulled over in Pike County, east of Scranton, where Dykstra resides.
State police did not release information on what kind of drugs were allegedly involved. Dykstra’s lawyer said in a statement that the vehicle did not belong to Dykstra and he was not accused of being under the influence of a substance at the scene.
This is not Dykstra’s first time in legal trouble.
Troubled past
In 2013, he served over six months in a California prison for bankruptcy fraud.In 2019, his company pleaded guilty to illegally renting rooms in a New Jersey house. Also that year, he was hit with drug and terroristic threat charges from an Uber driver altercation, although those charges were later dropped.
Playing careerDykstra played 12 MLB seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets from 1985 to 1996. He was a member of the New York Mets 1986 World Series teamThree-time MLB All-StarWon the Silver Slugger award as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1993. Over the totality of his career, Dykstra hit .285, 81 home runs, 404 RBIs, 1,298 hits and had 285 stolen bases.