Education
Goody attended University High School in Orlando, Florida.
Goody attended University High School in Orlando, Florida.
He played for the school"s baseball team as a shortstop. He enrolled at State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota to play college baseball, and the team"s head coach suggested he become a pitcher. As a freshman, he served as the team"s closer.
That summer, Goody pitched for the Winter Park Diamond Dawgs of the Florida Collegiate Summer League, and was named most valuable player of the league"s championship game.
He was named the Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore. The New York Yankees selected Goody in the 22nd round of the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, but Goody opted not to sign.
He played collegiate summer baseball in the Northwoods League for the Mankato Moondogs to focus on the mentality of closing. In 2012, Goody transferred to Louisiana State University (Louisiana State University) in order to play for the Louisiana State University Tigers baseball team
Nick Rumbelow began the season as Louisiana State University"s closer, but Goody assumed the role during the season, finishing with 11 saves, third most in the Southeastern Conference.
The Yankees selected Goody with their sixth round pick, the 217th overall selection, of the 2012 MLB draft. Pitching for the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League, and the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, Goody had a 1.12 European Research Area and seven saves. In 2013, the Yankees invited Goody to spring training.
He began the season with Tampa, but underwent Tommy John surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow in his pitching arm, which he injured in his second appearance of the season.
He returned to Tampa on May 6, 2014, and was promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class Associate of Arts Eastern League in June. The Yankees invited Goody to spring training in 2015, but reassigned him to minor league camp in mid-March.
Goody began the 2015 season with Trenton, and was named to the Eastern League All-Star Game. He was promoted to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class American Automobile Association International League in July, and Brady Lail replaced him in the All-Star Game.
On July 25, the Yankees promoted Goody to the major leagues.
The Yankees optioned Goody back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on July 28, without having made any major league appearances. The Yankees recalled him on July 30 due to an injury to Michael Pineda. He made his major league debut that day.