Given the question: Lefty York - James Edward Lefty York (November 1 1892 April 9 1961) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played two seasons in Major League Baseball including 1919 with the Philadelphia Athletics and 1921 with the Chicago Cubs. In 42 career games pitched he posted a 5-11 career record allowing 183 hits 5 home runs and 95 runs. In 1919 as a member of the A's York pitched just two games recording losses in both of them. Given a choice of categories company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, the text refers to which one?
The answer is:
Athlete