Former MLB Player Lenny Dykstra on his Career, Steroid Abuse and Jail Time

The Leonard Lopate Show | Jun 27, 2016

Lenny Dykstra, former MLB center fielder for the Mets and Phillies from 1985 to 1996, details his all-star baseball career, along with his troubled post-MLB career and tumultuous personal life in his memoir House of Nails: A Memoir of Life on the Edge. He discusses his battle with steroid use, drug addiction, bankruptcy, the 2 ½ years he spent in prison and his other run-ins with the law for charges that included sexual assault and vandalism.

Event: For tickets to "Welcome to the House of Nails with Lenny Dykstra,"  at The Gramercy Theatre (127 E 23rd St.) on June 29th at 7 p.m., click here.  

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