Born: (1963-02-10) February 10, 1963 (age 61) Santa Ana, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
May 3, 1985, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
May 18, 1996, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average
.285
Home runs
81
Runs batted in
404
Teams
New York Mets (1985–1989)
Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1996)
Career highlights and awards
3× All-Star (1990, 1994, 1995)
World Series champion (1986)
Silver Slugger Award (1993)
Leonard Kyle Dykstra (/ˈdaɪkstrə/DYK-strə; born February 10, 1963) is an American former professional baseball center fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets (1985–1989) and Philadelphia Phillies (1989–1996). Dykstra was a three-time All-Star and won a World Series championship as a member of the 1986 Mets. Since retirement, Dykstra has been mired in financial and legal troubles. In 2009, he filed for bankruptcy. In 2011, he was arrested and charged with bankruptcy fraud, followed by grand theft auto and drug possession charges on an unrelated case, as well as indecent exposure. He served 6+1⁄2 months in federal prison.
Dykstra was four years of age. Dykstra's mother, Marilyn, later married Dennis Dykstra, a phone company employee. Dennis Dykstra adopted Lenny. Lenny...
of the Spirit Squad, he was repackaged as Kenny Dykstra – an homage to baseball player LennyDykstra – with new attire and entrance music. He became interested...
Phillies were led by stars Dave Hollins, Darren Daulton, John Kruk, LennyDykstra, Mitch Williams and Curt Schilling. The team was often described as...
LennyDykstra then reached on an attempted sacrifice to put two runners on. Wally Backman followed with another bunt to move Mazzilli and Dykstra into...
three hits for Philadelphia. Alomar made an amazing diving catch on a LennyDykstra looper behind first in the top of the fifth. In the second game of the...
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batted .220. Beane began questioning himself, while his new roommate, LennyDykstra, succeeded with unwavering confidence and superior mental focus. Beane...
Beverly Hills. Dina has done business with many celebrities, including LennyDykstra, Larry King, and many others. Dina's shop, the subject of the reality...
debuts in 1983, followed by Dwight Gooden and Sid Fernandez in 1984, and LennyDykstra and Roger McDowell in 1985. The Mets hired Davey Johnson to manage the...
"Former baseball star LennyDykstra sentenced to 3 years in prison". CNN. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2022. "LennyDykstra Gets 9 Months in Jail...
with 78 walks, finishing third in MVP voting behind Barry Bonds and LennyDykstra. Justice was batting .313 with a .427 on-base percentage and .531 slugging...
Jays in the World Series in six games. The Phillies, led by outfielder LennyDykstra and pitcher Curt Schilling, had gone from worst-to-first, fending off...
ninth with consecutive singles from Howard Johnson, Danny Heep, and LennyDykstra against Bruce Sutter. The score would remain tied until the 13th, when...
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Baseball Draft. He is not related to former Mets and Phillies player LennyDykstra. Dykstra was a member of the San Diego Stars 12U team that won 1999 AAU national...
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appeared to shake him up in the next inning, during which he surrendered a LennyDykstra two-run home run. Stottlemyre was pulled after the second inning, having...
seventh inning. Game 3 was a back-and-forth contest won by the Mets when LennyDykstra hit a two-run, walk-off homer against Astros' reliever Dave Smith in...
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filed for bankruptcy twice, in 1992 and 2018, the latter with his wife. LennyDykstra filed for bankruptcy in 2009. Evander Holyfield, despite earning $250...
the SNL Band to play the closing theme. Bobby Bonilla, Roger Clemens, LennyDykstra, Jack McDowell and Mo Vaughn appeared in the "Super Sports Tours" sketch...
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