Lenny Dykstra, who rose to fame in the 1980s while playing for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, was facing charges after the police found drugs inside a vehicle the former baseball star was in on Thursday.
The Pennsylvania State Police said in a report that a trooper found Mr. Dykstra, 62, in possession of narcotics and related equipment during a traffic stop in Pike County, east of where he lives in Scranton, on New Year’s Day.
The police said that they would file charges but did not specify what they would be or what type of drugs they found in the vehicle.