Q:Fernando Hernandez (born July 31 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently with the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.Hernandez was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 49th round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft. He was taken in the Rule V Draft by the Oakland Athletics from the White Sox before the 2008 season. Hernandez made the opening day roster with a spot in the bullpen. 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