Nicholas Gunnar Goody (born July 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched in MLB for the New York Yankees in 2015 and 2016.\n', '

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. As a sophomore, Goody played as a starting pitcher, and had a 6–2 win–loss record, 1.29 earned run average (ERA), and struck out 114 batters in 84 innings pitched, including 19 strikeouts in one game. He was named the Suncoast Conference Pitcher of the Year as a sophomore.\n', '

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 (LSU) in order to play for the LSU Tigers baseball team. Nick Rumbelow began the season as LSU\'s closer, but Goody assumed the role during the season, finishing with 11 saves, third most in the Southeastern Conference.\n', '

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