Dwight Gooden surrenders to authorities

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Former baseball pitching phenom Dwight Gooden turned himself in to police in his hometown of Tampa, Fla., late Thursday afternoon.

The St. Petersburg Times said Gooden, 40, had been sought since fleeing and eluding police and resisting arrest on a DUI charge Monday. The paper said Gooden turned himself in at the Hillsborough County Jail.

A spokesman told the paper Gooden is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning for a hearing to revoke his bond on a March domestic violence charge.

Gooden, whose playing career was plagued by drug problems, was the 1984 Rookie of the Year and the 1985 National League Cy Young Award winner while with the New York Mets. He had a career record of 194-112. He retired in 2001.