Zachary Thomas Godley (born April 21, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Boston Red Sox, and Milwaukee Brewers.
[3] Godley signed and made his professional debut that season with the AZL Cubs and was promoted to the Boise Hawks after one game.
[5] He threw six scoreless innings, striking out seven and walking none as he earned the win as Arizona defeated Milwaukee, 8–3.
[9] During the 2019 season, Godley appeared in 27 games for Arizona (nine starts), compiling a 3–5 record with 6.39 ERA in 76 innings pitched.
[12] He appeared in six games for the Blue Jays, recording one win and registering a 3.94 ERA in 16 innings pitched.
On December 20, 2019, the Detroit Tigers signed Godley to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
[15] He was added to the team's active roster on July 26,[16] and made his first appearance with Boston the next day, pitching four innings of scoreless relief in a 7–4 loss to the New York Mets.
[18] Overall with the 2020 Red Sox, Godley appeared in eight games (seven starts), compiling an 0–4 record with 8.16 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 28+2⁄3 innings.
[20] On March 19, 2021, Godley signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
[21] On April 28, 2021, Godley was selected to the active roster to be the starting pitcher in the Brewers’ game against the Miami Marlins and allowed 3 earned runs in 3.0 innings, taking the loss.
[29] On June 28, 2021, Godley signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians organization and was assigned to the Columbus Clippers of the Triple-A East.
[34] On June 7, 2022, Godley signed with the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
[35] He made 12 appearances (10 starts) for the Triple–A Las Vegas Aviators, registering a 5.21 ERA with 57 strikeouts across 57 innings of work.