Lenny Dykstra filed a defamation lawsuit against former New York Mets teammate Ron Darling after the starting pitcher alleged Dykstra made racist comments toward Boston Red Sox starter Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd during the 1986 World Series.
On Tuesday, TMZ Sports reported attorney Matthew Blit filed the suit in New York on behalf of Dykstra, who's seeking damages for "defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress."
In Darling's book, 108 Stitches: Loose Threads, Ripping Yarns and the Darndest Characters from My Time in the Game, he alleges the remarks by the Mets outfielder toward Boyd were "the worst collection of taunts and insults I'd ever head—worse, I'm betting, than anything Jackie Robinson might have heard his first couple times around the league.