James Michael Dedrick (born April 4 1968 in Los Angeles California) is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher Dedrick played for the Baltimore Orioles in 1995.Dedrick was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 33rd round of the 1990 MLB draft. 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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