Felix Antonio Diaz (born July 27 1980 in Las Matas de Farfan Dominican Republic) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago White Sox in the 2004 season. Diaz bats and throws right-handed.In one major league season Diaz posted a 25 record with 33 strikeouts and a 6.75 ERA in 18 games pitched (seven as a starter). 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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