Given the question: Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Tom Lampkin -  Thomas Michael Lampkin (born March 4 1964 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played in 1988 1990-1993 and 1995-2002. He is currently a cable FSN baseball analyst for the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in AAA baseball.
The answer is:
Athlete