Mark Cresse, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American baseball player and coach
Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1951
Place of Birth: St. Albans, New York, United States
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Mark Cresse
- Mark Emery Cresse (born September 21, 1951 in St.
- Albans, New York) is a former member of the coaching staff of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1977–1998. He was a catcher at Golden West College before transferring to California State University, Long Beach where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity.
- Cresse was drafted by the St.
- Louis Cardinals in the third round of the 1971 MLB draft.
- He played three seasons of minor league baseball where he reached the Triple-A team of the Cardinals' organization.Cresse was released by the Cardinals in 1974 then tried, and failed, to join the California Angels.
- He was able to join the Dodgers in the 1974 season as a bullpen catcher and batting practice pitcher, which were non-roster positions.
- He was named bullpen coach in 1977 by Tommy Lasorda, making him one of the youngest coaches in professional baseball at the age of twenty-five.Including his time as bullpen catcher, Cresse had a 25-season run as a member of the Dodgers' coaching staff, during which time he was a trusted advisor to the Dodgers' managers.
- He served on five National League pennant-winners and two (1981 and 1988) World Series champions. The Mark Cresse School of Baseball was established in 1984 His son, Brad Cresse, is a former minor league catcher.The list of past students that played Major League Baseball includes Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza, Jeff Kent, J.T.
- Snow, Craig Wilson, Michael Young, Howie Clark, Rocky Bidle, Mark Trumbo and l Hank Conger Cresse won two World Series championships with the Dodger in 1981 and 1988.
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