Answer the following 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. Jared Fernandez - Jared Wade Fernandez (born February 2 1972) is a former Major League Baseball knuckleball pitcher who last pitched in 2007 for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.Fernandez attended Fresno State University and in 1994 the right-handed hitting and throwing Fernandez was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Boston Red Sox. He played in their organization until 2000 when he was signed by the Cincinnati Reds to a minor league contract.
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Athlete