Brian Christopher Goodwin (born November 2, 1990) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Before his professional career, Goodwin played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
Goodwin was named Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year during his senior season, and also received All-Conference honors in football as a cornerback and kick returner.
Goodwin attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he hit .291, tied the school record for triples in a single season, led the team in RBIs, and was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American.
[11] After starting the 2017 season with the Triple-AAA Syracuse Chiefs, Goodwin was promoted to the majors in May, taking the place of injured outfielder Chris Heisey.
[12] Goodwin hit his first major league home run on June 2, 2017, at the Oakland Coliseum, connecting for a two-run shot to right-center off Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Zach Neal, amid a four-hit outburst that marked his best day at the plate in his major league career to that point.
[13] On July 27, 2017, Goodwin touched off back-to-back-to-back-to-back home runs for the Nationals against Michael Blazek of the Milwaukee Brewers, hitting a two-run shot that scored pitcher Max Scherzer from first base to begin the onslaught.
[14] On July 22, 2018, the Nationals traded Goodwin to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for minor league pitcher Jacob Condra-Bogan.
On February 11, 2021, Goodwin signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.
On August 18, 2022, Goodwin signed with the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.