Biography

BIOGRAPHY

 Nick Goody was born July 6, 1991, in Orlando, Florida. He is a pitcher in the MLB. 

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 AA 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 AAA 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.

On December 15, 2016, Goody was designated for assignment by the Yankees.