Mets great Lenny Dykstra suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized in Los Angeles, a source confirmed to The Post.
News of Dykstra’s health issues first popped up on social media after “Dolan’s Bar,” a Ridley Park, Pennsylvania business, posted on X that Dykstra had a “mini-stroke” and that the ex-MLBer’s family was around him.
“He is in good spirits, he’s doing decently and we just wanted to let him know our thoughts and prayers are with him,” owner Patrick “PJ” Dolan said in a video.
Dykstra, 61, was a member of the Mets for parts of five seasons from 1985 up until he was traded to the Phillies on June 18, 1989.
In his five seasons in Flushing, Dykstra appeared in 544 games with the Mets hitting .278 with 30 home runs and 158 RBIs.
He played a pivotal role during the Mets’ 1986 World Series run, hitting a game-winning homer in Game 3 of the NLCS against the Astros that is considered one of the biggest hits in Dykstra’s career.
His leadoff homer in Game 3 of the World Series against the Red Sox also helped spark the Mets after falling behind 2-0 to open the series.
Dykstra was a three-time All-Star during his time in Philadelphia, winning a Silver Slugger in 1993.
He was a lifetime .285 hitter, recording 81 homers and 285 stolen bases.
Off the field, Dykstra has had a bit of a complicated history, especially in recent years.
In 2007, he was named in the Mitchell Report as someone who used steroids in baseball.
The former outfielder has run into a number of legal issues, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, getting charged with grand theft auto in 2011 and pleading guilty to bankruptcy fraud in 2012.
He served time in California prison, getting released in 2013.
In 2018, he faced a charge of third-degree terroristic threats after he was accused of threatening to kill an Uber driver, but he pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct, and the charges were dropped.
And last year, the former MLBer faced legal trouble stemming from unpaid rent at an upscale apartment in the Los Angeles area.