Met’s mess

Dykstra pointed gun at his Uber driver in N.J., had drugs: cops

LENNY DYKSTRA, nailed again.

The hard-living ex-Met and ex-con was busted before dawn Wednesday after putting a gun to the head of an Uber driver in a difference of opinion over their destination in Linden, N.J., according to local police.

Dykstra, 55, “put a weapon to (the driver’s) head and threatened to kill him” as they drove through the darkness at 3:55 a.m., said a statement from Linden police.

The terrified driver started honking the horn as he sped directly to police headquarters, where he parked the vehicle and ran for his life.

The former Mets center field- er, dubbed “Nails” for his takeno-prisoners style of play, was charged with making terroristic threats and possession of cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy.

Dykstra denied the allegations and shrugged off the whole wild ride when contacted by the Daily News.

“No, dude,” he told The News when asked if he was arrested. “It’s another day in the life of Lenny Dykstra.”

The 12-year major-league veteran, who once lived in an $18 million California mansion, is apparently now residing in blue-collar Linden.

A mug shot released by the cops showed a disheveled Dykstra, sporting stubble on his chin and a glazed look in his eyes. He was turned loose on a summons pending a June court date.

Dykstra told The News that the Uber driver actually took him hostage during the early-morning ride.

“The guy went nuclear on me,” said Dykstra. “He f---ing kidnapped me and almost killed me going 100 mph. He locked me in his f---ing car, and he wouldn’t let me out.”

Dykstra claimed he was on his way to Staten Island to “look at granite” when the Uber driver snapped.

The bust was just the latest legal woe for the once-beloved Dykstra, the hard-nosed leadoff man on the Mets’ 1986 world championship team.

In the decades since, Dykstra’s reputation was left in tatters as he found himself on the wrong side of the law time and time again.

Dykstra has done jail time for bankruptcy fraud and money laundering. He declared bank- ruptcy in 2009, when nearly two dozen creditors came after Dykstra — who admitted to debts of up to $50 million.

He was forced at one point to put his 1986 World Series ring on the auction block. Even Dykstra’s brother Kevin was suing the retired ballplayer.

Dykstra’s major-league career was marred by allegations of steroid use, and he’s struggled in retirement with crippling drug and alcohol problems.

Cops said no weapon was recovered when Dykstra was arrested in front of the police station, where the driver told officers what had just happened.

Dykstra was subsequently banned from Uber, said a company spokeswoman.

The three-time All-Star said he took a cab home once he was released by Linden police.