Please answer the following question: Ricky Bottalico -  Ricky Paul Bottalico (/bəˈtælɨkoʊ/; born August 26 1969) is a former right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. In high school he played for South Catholic High School in Hartford Connecticut under coach Tom DiFiore He attended college at Central Connecticut State University before pursuing a career in professional Baseball. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
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Athlete