Mets legend and 1986 World Series champion Lenny Dykstra ‘is hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke’
- Dykstra played a pivotal role for the 1986 Mets team that won the World Series
- After his five seasons with the Mets, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies
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New York Mets legend Lenny Dykstra has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke, according to the American newspaper The New York Mets New York Post.
Concerning news about Dykstra first arose after ‘Dolan’s Bar’ in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, posted a video He said the 61-year-old had suffered a ‘mini-stroke’ and was surrounded by his family.
“He is in good spirits, he is doing well and we wanted to let him know that our thoughts and prayers are with him,” bar owner Patrick “PJ” Dolan said in the video.
There has been no further update on the former midfielder’s condition, but the Post claims to have confirmed the reports.
Dykstra, 61, spent five seasons with the Mets from 1985 to 1989 before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
New York Mets legend Lenny Dykstra was hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering a stroke
Dykstra played a crucial role for the 1986 Mets team that won the World Series vs Boston
Dykstra has been embroiled in several off-field scandals, especially since the end of his career. In 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report as a steroid user.
He filed for bankruptcy a few years later before being charged with car theft in 2011 and then pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud in 2012.
He served time in prison and was released in 2013. Five years later, he was charged with third-degree terroristic threatening after being accused of threatening to kill an Uber driver. He pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and the charges were dropped.
After his five years with the Mets, Dykstra also played for the Philadelphia Phillies
During his five seasons in Flushing, he played 544 games for the Mets, batting .278 with 30 home runs and 158 RBIs.
Dykstra played a crucial role in New York’s 1986 World Series run, hitting a game-winning home run in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Astros.
After his trade to Philadelphia, the 12-year veteran was named to three All-Star games and won the Silver Slugger in 1993.
Throughout his career, Dykstra was a .285 hitter, with 81 home runs and 285 stolen bases.