Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra is reportedly being released from a California prison this coming Sunday, 15 months into his three-year term, sources said, as reported by UPI. Dykstra was charged with grand theft auto and one count of filing a false financial report in October 2011.
After the incident, the baseball star attended a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and was later sentenced to three years in prison. Dykstra retired at 33 in 1996. 1993 was a breakthrough for Dykstra, nearly capturing an MVP title.
"I hope, for his sake, his family's sake, and the public's sake, that he doesn't return to his criminal past," Christopher Frankie said. Frankie wrote "Nailed: The Improbable Rise and Spectacular Fall of Lenny Dykstra."
"I think people in this country really love a comeback story, so he certainly has that opportunity," he added. "But I'm not convinced that's the path he's going to take."
In 2009, Dykstra filed for bankruptcy.
He was sentenced to three years in prison by L.A. County Superior Court Judge Cynthia Ulfig on March 5, 2012.
Dykstra was lampooned on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart for his legal woes in 2009. A life-long Mets fan, Stewart expressed sadness that one of his baseball heroes growing up has experienced all kinds of duress since his retirement. The former standout center field was a member of 1986 New York Mets team, which won the World Series that year.
