Former Mets star amassed fortune playing baseball and investing in stocks . In 2008 , Dykstra began publishing the Players Club , a glossy financial advice magazine exclusively for pro athletes to help them with wealth management and investment banking . He had faced up to five charges but pleaded guilty to two felonies . He admitted he had sold items from his home after creditors seized property . He was already in prison , serving a three - year sentence for another crime .
Former Mets star amassed fortune playing baseball and investing in stocks . He had faced up to five charges but pleaded guilty to two felonies . He admitted he had sold items from his home after creditors seized property . He was already in prison , serving a three - year sentence for another crime .