Zachary Thomas Godley (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cincinnati Reds organization with the Louisville Bats. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers.
Godley was drafted by the New York Mets in the 50th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft out of Bamberg-Erhardt High School, but did not sign and attended the University of Tennessee to play college baseball. He was then drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft and signed. He made his professional debut that season with the AZL Cubs and was promoted to the Boise Hawks after one game.
He began the 2018 season with Arizona as a member of the starting rotation. He finished the season 15-11 in 33 games (32 starts), with a 4.74 ERA. He struck out 185 batters in 178 1⁄3 innings. He led the major leagues in wild pitches, with 17. He also led all major league pitchers in curveball percentage (40.3%).
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