Career
Since 2013, he has worked for the New York Yankees professional scouting department. From 2001-2003, the first three years of his career, Duckworth pitched with the Philadelphia Phillies, compiling a 15-18 record. While with the Phillies, Duckworth had a fan section called the Duck Pond.
The Duck Pond was originated by Philadelphia native Robert Pomarico.
On November 3, 2003, he was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with minor leaguer Taylor Buchholz and Ezequiel Astacio to the Houston Astros for Billy Wagner. Spending the next two years in Houston with limited playing time, Duckworth signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates in December 2005.
In his first two seasons with the Royals, his record was 4-10 with a 5.37 European Research Area. In January 2008, Duckworth was designated for assignment by the Royals to make room on the organizational roster for free agent signee Brett Tomko. He passed through waivers, and on February 1, the Royals announced that Duckworth had accepted an assignment to Triple-A Omaha.
In October 2009, Duckworth was granted free agency.
In January 2010, Duckworth signed a minor league contract to play with the Philadelphia Phillies organization. In December 2010, Duckworth signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. On July 25, 2012, the Boston Red Sox released Duckworth.
Duckworth pitched for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball in 2012 and 2013.
After the 2013 season, he joined the New York Yankees as a scout.