Q:John Barnes (baseball) -  John Delbert Barnes (born April 24 1976 in San Diego California) is a former professional baseball outfielder. Barnes is a graduate of Granite Hills High School and attended Grossmont College in El Cajon California 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