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Cartier Niko Goodrum (born February 28, 1992) is an American former professional baseball utility player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Tampa Bay Rays, and Los Angeles Angels. He also played in the KBO League for the Lotte Giants. Goodrum played every fielding position in his major league career except pitcher and catcher.
With the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League in 2011, Goodrum had a .275 batting average. For the Cedar Rapids Kernals of the Single–A Midwest League in 2013, Goodrum batted .260. In 2014, Goodrum played for the Fort Myers Miracle of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he batted .249 with 3 home runs and 49 RBI's and he transitioned from shortstop to third base. Goodrum spent 2015 with both Fort Myers and the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League, where he posted a combined .232 batting average with nine home runs and 38 RBIs.
Goodrum began the 2017 season with the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League. The Twins promoted him to the major leagues on September 1, 2017. He was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A on November 3. He elected free agency three days later.
Goodrum hit his first major league home run on April 5, 2018, off Joakim Soria of the Chicago White Sox. On May 14, he hit two home runs while driving in five in a 6–3 Tigers win over the Cleveland Indians.
Goodrum finished the 2018 season with a .245 batting average, 16 home runs, 53 RBI, and 12 stolen bases, while playing six positions in the field (all four infield positions, plus left field and right field). He was awarded the 2018 Detroit Tigers Rookie of the Year Award in voting by members of Detroit Sports Media Association.
In a May 31, 2019, game against the Atlanta Braves, Goodrum went 5-for-5 with a double and two home runs. He became the first Tigers player to go 5-for-5 with at least three extra-base hits and two home runs in a game since Dmitri Young in 2003, and the first Tigers shortstop to collect five hits in a game since Alan Trammell in 1987. He also was the first player to have five hits while playing for the first time in his home state since Ohio-born Pete Susko did so for the Washington Senators at Cleveland in 1934. Goodrum was placed on the 10-day injured list on August 24 due to an adductor strain. He did not return the rest of the season. For the year, Goodrum hit .248 with 12 home runs and 45 RBI in 423 at-bats.
Overall with the 2020 Detroit Tigers, Goodrum batted .184 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 43 games.
On January 15, 2021, the Tigers and Goodrum agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract, avoiding arbitration. Goodrum played 90 games for the 2021 Tigers, batting .214 with 9 home runs, 33 RBI and 14 stolen bases. The Tigers removed Goodrum from the 40-man roster following the 2021 season. On November 19, 2021, Goodrum cleared waivers and elected free agency.
On June 10, 2024, Goodrum was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He did not appear in a game for the organization before he was designated for assignment on June 14. Goodrum elected free agency after clearing waivers on June 17.
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On April 2, 2025, Goodrum signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. In 12 appearances for the Triple-A Syracuse Mets, he batted .229/.391/.400 with one home run, three RBI, and two stolen bases. On April 23, Goodrum retired from professional baseball.
On June 11, 2018, during the Flint water crisis, Goodrum donated 1,440 cases of water to support the residents of Flint.
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