Answer the following question: Joseph Michael Verbanic (born April 24 1943 in Washington Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1966 with the Philadelphia Phillies and in 1967 1968 and 1970 with the New York Yankees. He batted and threw right-handed. Verbanic had a 12-11 record in 92 career games. He was signed by the Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1961. 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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Athlete