Please answer the following question: Clinton Scott Nageotte [nuh-ZHOTT] (born October 25 1980 in Parma Ohio) is a former right-handed pitcher.Nageotte was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 5th round (155th overall) of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft and played parts of three seasons for the Mariners from 2004 through 2006. 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