DETROIT — Niko Goodrum thought Flint was back to normal after the city’s water crisis.
"It was a movie about Flint on Lifetime.
I watched that, and when I came up, I wanted to try to help."
While Monday marks the Tigers’ first off-day in 2 1/2 weeks, ending a stretch of 18 games in 17 days, Goodrum will be spending the morning in Flint, helping hand out 1,440 cases of bottled water at a local help center along with volunteers from the United Way of Genesee County and the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan.
The city continues to replace lead pipes that were damaged by contaminated water from the Flint River.
"I’m trying to do whatever I can do on my end to try to help get some water.
It’s a big thing to me for someone to have clean water."
That’s why, even with a much-needed off-day, Goodrum wanted to do more than just donate money.
So, why 1,440 cases of bottled water?
"I gave the team a dollar figure that I wanted to give," he said.