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Lenny Dykstra Says He Hired Private Investigators To Intimidate Umpires

Former New York Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra is seen during his sentencing for grand theft auto in this March 5, 2012 file photo.

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Former MLB player and convicted felon Lenny Dykstra said Tuesday that during his playing career he hired a “team of private investigators” to dig up dirt on umpires that he’d use to intimidate them into calling fewer strikes against him.

“I just pulled a half-million bucks out and hired a private investigation team,” Dykstra explained Tuesday afternoon on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports.