Amateur career Goforth attended
Neshoba Central High School in
Neshoba County, Mississippi, and the
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), and played
college baseball for the
Ole Miss Rebels baseball team. Goforth
redshirted in his first year at Ole Miss, and spent his redshirt freshman season as a
relief pitcher. After the 2009 season, he played
collegiate summer baseball with the
Brewster Whitecaps of the
Cape Cod Baseball League. As a redshirt sophomore, Goforth began the year pitching in relief, but was moved into the
starting rotation later in the year. After the season, Goforth was selected by the
Cleveland Indians in the 31st round of the
2010 MLB draft. Goforth opted not to sign with Cleveland, and instead returned to Ole Miss for his redshirt junior year. Gorforth had a strong season as a
starting pitcher for the Rebels as a redshirt junior. After the 2013 season, the Brewers assigned Goforth to play for the
Surprise Saguaros of the
Arizona Fall League. He participated in the Fall Stars Game. The Brewers invited Goforth to
spring training in 2014. Pitching for the
Huntsville Stars of the
Double–A Southern League in 2014, Goforth was named a midseason and postseason All-Star. After the season, the Brewers added Goforth to their
40-man roster to protect him from the
Rule 5 draft. Goforth began the 2015 season with the
Colorado Springs Sky Sox of the
Triple–A Pacific Coast League. On May 25, the Brewers promoted Goforth to the major leagues after
Wily Peralta was placed on the
disabled list. Goforth was designated for assignment by the Brewers on November 23, 2016. He was outrighted to the minor leagues on December 3. On April 14, 2017, Goforth was
designated for assignment following the acquisition of
Oliver Drake. He elected free agency on October 6.
Washington Nationals On December 9, 2017, Goforth signed a minor league contract with the
Washington Nationals. In 38 games for the Triple–A
Syracuse Chiefs, he compiled a 3.46 ERA with 45 strikeouts across innings pitched. Goforth elected free agency following the season on November 2, 2018. ==References==