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 Chapter[ VIII. Information Obtained Regarding Other Players’ Possession or Use of Steroids and Human Growth Hormone                                                                                       ]

 Section[ Lenny Dykstra ]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Lenny Dykstra

Lenny Dykstra played as an outfielder in Major League Baseball with two clubs,

the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies, from 1985 to 1996. As a player with the Phillies,

Dykstra played in three All-Star games and finished second in Most Valuable Player balloting in

1993.

Radomski first met Dykstra when he was playing for the Mets and became “very

close with Lenny.” According to Radomski, when Dykstra reported to spring training in 1989,

“his increased size was noticeable.” When Radomski asked him about his increased size,

Dykstra admitted to taking steroids. Radomski also recalled that Dykstra’s weight fluctuated

during that spring training. He stated that members of the Mets’ management discussed

Dykstra’s weight fluctuations with the team’s athletic trainers and that “the trainers would just

laugh.”373

373 As discussed earlier in this report, there were many news reports speculating about

Dykstra’s possible use of steroids during his playing career. See supra at 66-67.

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After the Phillies lost the 1993 World Series, Dykstra called Radomski and asked

whether Radomski could get Dykstra steroids. Although Radomski does not remember the exact

time frame, he recalled providing Dykstra with Deca-Durabolin, Dianabol, and testosterone.

Since approximately 2000, the Commissioner’s Office has been aware that

Dykstra used anabolic steroids during his playing career. At that time, senior vice president for

security Kevin M. Hallinan, his deputy Martin Maguire, and then-executive vice president for

baseball operations Sandy Alderson met with Dykstra and his doctor in an attempt to increase

their understanding of steroids. Hallinan said that Dykstra admitted to using steroids, saying that

he used them to “keep his weight up” during the season. According to Hallinan, Dykstra said

using steroids eliminated the need for him to work out during the season.

In order to provide Dykstra with information about these allegations and to give

him an opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he never agreed to an interview.

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