Hilario Valdespino Borroto [Sandy] (born January 14 1939) is a former corner outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between the 1965 and 1971 seasons. Listed at 5' 8 (1.73 m) 170 lb. (77 kg) Valdespino batted and threw left handed. He was born in San José de las Lajas Cuba.He also played in the Minor leagues in part of 16 seasons spanning 1962–1974 as well as in Cuban baseball the Mexico League and Venezuelan Professional Baseball. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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