New York Mets right fielder Darryl Strawberry was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1983 before his drug, alcohol, and sexual addictions became public knowledge

Known for his struggles with drugs and alcohol, former New York Mets slugger Darryl Strawberry opened up about an intense sexual addiction that drove him to have intercourse between innings.

'It was pretty crazy,' Strawberry said on the Dr. Oz show on Thursday. 'It was a pretty crazy lifestyle.

'In the middle of games, yeah, I would go between innings, and stuff like that, and run back, and, you know, have a little party going on,' he continued. 'And, you know, I thought it was pretty cool. I mean, that's just the addiction, the drive.'

As Strawberry previously revealed, the trysts occurred in the clubhouse, which connected to the dugout and offered some privacy beneath the thousands of fans who were unaware of what was going on below.

Typically, Strawberry told Sirius radio in 2016, he enlisted the help of any number of locker room attendants, whom he referred to as 'the kid.'

'You point [a woman] out and tell the kid [to go get her],' said Strawberry, who was named the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year in his first season with the Mets.

Teammates and coaches also enabled the longtime right fielder.

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As Strawberry (right) told Dr. Oz on Thursday, his coaches and teammates would 'cover' for him when he was having intercourse between innings in the clubhouse. 'They were pretty cool'

'Well, some of them covered for me,' the 55-year-old Strawberry told Dr. Oz.

While Strawberry said the people who covered for him were 'pretty cool,' he does admit they were enabling him.

In addition to receiving three suspensions from Major League Baseball for drug use, Strawberry was suspended for 140 games in 1999 after being arrested for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer

'It definitely is,' Strawberry said. 'It, it's a behavior that's not good for anyone. But I think when you have, when you have an addictive personality, like addicts, and alcoholics, and, and sex addiction, it's an addictive personality. And we turn it on, and we turn it off.'

Now a born-again Christian, Strawberry has taken it upon himself to reach out to athletes who struggle with drugs and alcohol, like former NBA star and Queens native Lamar Odom.

'I reached out a couple of times,' Strawberry said. 'Tried to reach him, and, and, just to encourage him that his, his life matters, you know, no matter what he's going through. Just because we stand on a platform, we've been successful. Brokeness and hurting inside is real. And I try to encourage people; you can get healed on the inside.'

Odom was once arrested on charges of driving under the influence and eventually pleaded 'no contest' in December of 2013. Two years later he was hospitalized after overdosing at a brothel in Nevada and was ultimately placed on life support.

The 38-year-old Odom did ultimately come out of the coma.

In working with people who struggle with addiction, Strawberry focuses on removing the stigma and avoiding blaming the addicts.

MICKEY MANTLE HAD HIS OWN IN-GAME RENDEZVOUS AT YANKEE STADIUM Mickey Mantle at Yankee Stadium Legendary New York Yankees center fielder Mickey Mantle also admitted to having a romantic encounter during a game. When asked to share his favorite Yankee Stadium memory for the building’s 50th anniversary celebration, Mantle wrote a salacious story to then-Vice President Bob Fishel in 1973. ‘I got a b***** under the right field [bleachers], by the Yankee [bullpen],' Mantle wrote. 'It was about the third or fourth inning. I had a pulled groin and couldn’t f*** at the time.' Mantle finishes his Hall of Fame career with 536 regular-season home runs and a record 18 home runs in the World Series. He also battled alcoholism himself and ultimately checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in 1994. Mantle died a year later at age 63 after receiving a liver transplant. (source: Dallas Observer) Advertisement

Strawberry also relates to those suffering with addiction by discussing his own history of abuse at the hands of his father.

'I've seen so many people from our treatment centers, and young people broken,' he said. 'And, and there's stories of being raped, and, and being abused. And I've told them it's not their fault, what has happened to them. My abusive father, the abuse from my father wasn't my fault. I didn't sign up to be a drug addict, but eventually, you know, it happened.'

Strawberry frequently credits his wife Tracy with his recovery. The two were married in October of 2006 and currently run 'The Darryl Strawberry Foundation,' which is aimed at helping those afflicted with autism.

'How do we get well?' Strawberry asked. 'Well, we need other people to encourage people to help people. And like I said, I'm so grateful. I'm a living miracle today. And I sit here, it's because of my wife pulling me out of dope houses 14 years ago and saying, you got to come. You have a plan.'

Prior to becoming a born-again Christian, Strawberry's playing career and early retirement were marked by trouble with the law. In addition to receiving three suspensions from Major League Baseball for drug use, he was also suspended for 140 games in 1999 after being arrested for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer.

Strawberry served an 11-month sentence for a parole violation before being released in April of 2003.

A four-time World Series champion, most notably with the Mets in 1986, Strawberry was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1983 and finished second in the MVP voting in 1988 behind Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson. Strawberry retired in 1999 after winning three titles as a member of the Yankees.

Strawberry finished second in the National League MVP voting in 1988 behind Kirk Gibson