{"id":503691,"date":"2026-01-03T04:49:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/503691\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:49:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T04:49:02","slug":"lenny-dykstra-facing-drug-charges-following-traffic-stop-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/503691\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenny Dykstra facing drug charges following traffic stop, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra is facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Jan. 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/content\/dam\/copapwp-pagov\/en\/psp\/documents\/pirrs\/blooming-grove-press-releases\/r_blgr_01jan_2026_0000.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to Pennsylvania State Police records;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to Pennsylvania State Police records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 62-year-old was the passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra that was pulled over by a Blooming Grove Patrol Unit in Pike County, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>According to the incident details, &#8220;Troopers conducted a traffic stop for motor vehicle code violations&#8221; and Dykstra &#8220;was found to be in possession of narcotics and narcotic related equipment\/paraphernalia.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The incident report concluded with &#8220;Charges to be filed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the car was not identified.<\/p>\n<p>Dykstra\u2019s lawyer, Matthew Blit, said in a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lenny-dykstra-pennsylvania-police-2d80a4cb5dc8b4f1875d02dda18149e3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Associated Press;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Associated Press<\/a> that the former baseball player &#8220;was not accused of being under the influence of a substance at the scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols&#8217; 101.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leads all players, with Alex Rodriguez tied for second ways back at 89.7 WAR. See the rest of the top 25.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9654497957d4427689dfc3fc2e4f3e29.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols&#8217; 101.3 Wins Above Replacement (WAR) leads all players, with Alex Rodriguez tied for second ways back at 89.7 WAR. See the rest of the top 25.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/714490cb1f50cbd0acce71214f8754a2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>2 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>2. Alex Rodriguez &#8211; 89.7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/567796f106ce31402e24afd14cd81988.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>3 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>3. Adrian Beltre &#8211; 89.7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/47c2d74adbaeeb5170e1630640c8d9dc.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>4 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>4. Mike Trout &#8211; 87.5<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/345bf2981c12de3f64667b9d1ab22c94.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>5 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>5. Justin Verlander &#8211; 82.2<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/18d4a5e6f5eea06f16b568915bdc864c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>6 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>6. Clayton Kershaw &#8211; 78.1<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/edf714eb760310dc8f14b29f5ed8a30f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>7 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>7. Mookie Betts &#8211; 75.2<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/912148158481d38064ef5bb803a2d975.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>8 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>8. Max Scherzer &#8211; 74.7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/adadc5d085ebe2bcf8fecb886cef5fb1.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>9 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>9. Zack Greinke &#8211; 72.4<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6e9bff8bb595fc4c0a49c2fabe7e077a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>10. Robinson Cano &#8211; 68.7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a52f41f82574796b6d407a05bdbeda75.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>11 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>11. Miguel Cabrera &#8211; 67.2<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/165b4d1a7c937b2214cd0a3cfe0768f5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>12 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>12. Carlos Beltran &#8211; 65.1<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/44d4484175b9790838406a84bc7d5a0f.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>13. Chase Utley &#8211; 64.6<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cfdcfc1c4645d6f2d658851bb7ed3a3a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>14 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>14. Freddie Freeman &#8211; 64.2<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/f5ad9d8e224994509fd2aa64ffb54351.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>15 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>15. Paul Goldschmidt &#8211; 63.8<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4b36b6966f747f3ee0efe6d0ac23c47a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>16 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>16. Joey Votto &#8211; 63.6<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1cab4624687f57c28a394835db144b36.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>17 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>17. Roy Halladay &#8211; 62.4<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/46f24b0e889fcf7591c95c4e94521142.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>18 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>18. Aaron Judge &#8211; 62.3<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/63daca9dfe0a6b1049e37f12a4b998ca.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>19 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>19. CC Sabathia &#8211; 61.8<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e13faddd048f66ed1ccad7ebbae9bdb4.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>20 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>20. Manny Machado &#8211; 61.7<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/be75efd5d02cf35cb7a276d0465da18b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>21 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>21. Ichiro Suzuki &#8211; 60<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/e41db3bde1873b0b06a79e7f0faf1bf0.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>22 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>22. Mark Buehrle &#8211; 60<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/171a30cc96537841021539eab2a0ae5b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>23 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>23. Barry Bonds &#8211; 59.1<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/a1fc0fa8f4fc21fbaec202de813aab1d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>24 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>24. Evan Longoria &#8211; 58.9<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5e0cfae9558c4bc453105acfa431edb7.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>25 \/ 25<\/p>\n<p>Top 25 MLB players from 2000-2025 ranked by Wins Above Replacement<\/p>\n<p>25. Chipper Jones &#8211; 58.3<\/p>\n<p>The three-time All-Star previously faced drug and terroristic threat charges, but a judge dropped them in 2019. Police had said they found Dykstra with cocaine, MDMA and marijuana in his possession following a 2018 altercation with an Uber driver.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Dykstra also had served time in a California prison for bankruptcy fraud. He was released in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>The California native spent 12 seasons in MLB, playing for the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/new-york-mets\/245\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Mets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Mets<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/philadelphia-phillies\/246\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Philadelphia Phillies;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The center fielder was a three-time All-Star, a Silver Slugger winner and won the 1986 World Series with the Mets.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2026\/01\/02\/lenny-dykstra-facing-drug-charges-police-statement\/88001513007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lenny Dykstra facing drug charges, police say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lenny Dykstra facing drug charges, police say<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former MLB star Lenny Dykstra is facing drug charges after a traffic stop on Jan. 1, according to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2397],"tags":[66856,5,66854,58856,48430,4,61,3838,66855,144,25,4216,40,66857],"class_list":{"0":"post-503691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-philadelphia-phillies","8":"tag-2015-gmc-sierra","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-blooming-grove-patrol-unit","11":"tag-drug-charges","12":"tag-lenny-dykstra","13":"tag-mlb","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-pennsylvania","16":"tag-pennsylvania-state-police","17":"tag-philadelphia","18":"tag-philadelphia-phillies","19":"tag-philadelphiaphillies","20":"tag-phillies","21":"tag-pike-county"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}