DETROIT -- The list of nicknames that will adorn the backs of Tigers jerseys for MLB's second-annual Players' Weekend ranges from the funny to the subtle. For second baseman Niko Goodrum, however, it's a chance to make a tribute.
When Goodrum puts on the jersey in two weeks for the Tigers' home series against the White Sox, the name plate on the back will read J.J. Mumford. It's not a nickname, or even one name, but a family.
"A family friend of ours lost two of his younger sons in a car accident," Goodrum explained.