The Tragic Real-Life Details About Lenny Dykstra

After three more seasons of limited play due to injuries, the Mets traded Lenny Dykstra to the Philadelphia Phillies. Nails' run with the Phillies is legendary, winning "All Star" three times and culminating with a run to the World Series against the Toronto Blue Jays in October 1993. While the team would lose the championship, Dykstra continued playing ball until poor performance forced him to retire in 1998 at the age of 38.

While Dykstra was winning fans with his tough, gritty work ethic, trouble was already brewing behind the scenes for him. Soon after being traded to the Phillies, Dykstra crashed his car while driving drunk (via Sportscasting). The injuries he suffered from the crash (broken cheekbone, fractured collar bone, and ribs) forced him to miss two months of play during the '91 season. While Lenny seemed to put his ways behind him, post accident, big trouble still lay ahead.

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