Q:Ellis Raymond Kinder (July 26 1914 October 16 1968) also nicknamed Old Folks was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns (19461947) Boston Red Sox (194855) St. Louis Cardinals (1956) and Chicago White Sox (195657). He was born in Atkins Arkansas. Despite making his MLB debut as a 31-year-old rookie Kinder had a reputable career. 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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Athlete