Given the question: Michael Schemer (November 20 1917 April 22 1983) nicknamed Lefty was an American professional baseball player whose eight-year (19401942; 19441948) career included 32 games played in Major League Baseball for the 19451946 New York Giants. A first baseman and native of Baltimore Maryland he stood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg). Schemer served in the United States Army during World War II. 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?
The answer is:
Athlete