Ledesma was drafted in the second round of the
1990 Major League Baseball draft by the
New York Mets. Prior to the 1996 season, he was traded by the Mets to the
California Angels for
Kevin Flora. Ledesma spent the 1996 season in the minors, became a minor league free agent after the season, and signed with the
Baltimore Orioles in 1997. He was drafted by the
Tampa Bay Devil Rays from Orioles as the 62nd pick in the
1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft. After the 1999 season, the Devil Rays traded Ledesma with
Rolando Arrojo to the
Colorado Rockies for
Vinny Castilla. ==Coaching career==