Detroit Tigers catcher Gerald Laird’s number 8 is no more. As of last Friday, Laird is wearing number 12, a number that used to be worn by hitting coach Lloyd McClendon. Laird worked out a deal with his hitting coach to get his number with the hopes that his hitting would improve.

“Just changing it up,” Laird said. “That’s all I’m doing. Maybe my luck will change a little bit.”

With number 12 on his back, he went 0-for-3 on Saturday and 2-for-3 on Sunday. He’s currently batting .229.

According to Jason Beck and Alex DiFilippo of MLB.com, McClendon will wear No. 19.