▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁league ▁systems ▁of ▁the ▁Diam ond back s , ▁reaching ▁the ▁T uc son ▁Side wind ers ▁of ▁the ▁Class ▁A AA ▁Pacific ▁Coast ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁After ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁Diam ond back s , ▁he ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁organizations ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁Card inals ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁C resse ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Mark ▁C resse , ▁a ▁former ▁b ull pen ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁D od gers . ▁Brad ▁tra ve led ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁to ▁the ▁D od gers ' ▁training ▁facility ▁in ▁V ero ▁Beach , ▁Florida , ▁when ▁the ▁D od gers ▁trained ▁there ▁in ▁spring ▁training . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁Las ord a ▁is ▁his ▁god father . ▁Las ord a ▁begg ed ▁the ▁D od gers ▁to ▁draft ▁C resse ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁similar ▁to ▁how ▁he ▁convinced ▁the ▁D od gers ▁to ▁draft ▁Mike ▁Pia zza , ▁also ▁his ▁god son , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : LS U ▁Tig ers ▁baseball ▁players ▁Category : El ▁Pas o ▁Di ab los ▁players ▁Category : High ▁Des ert ▁Ma ver icks ▁players ▁Category : T uc son ▁Side wind ers ▁players ▁Category : M