Question: Richard Stephen Bubba Crosby (born August 11 1976) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. He is best known for his tenure as a backup outfielder for the Yankees when his defense and running games were often put to use and he played a prominent starting role near the end of the 2005 season. 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?
Answer:
Athlete