Yu Darvish is a man of many talents, and, apparently, that includes the ability to correctly guess a person’s blood type based on their personality.
As reported by ESPN’s Jesse Rogers at Chicago Cubs training camp in Mesa, Arizona, the 33-year-old right-handed pitcher isn’t entirely sure how he developed this quirky and unique ability, but according to Darivsh and the others around him, he’s actually quite good at it.
Darvish explained that all it takes is a conversation with someone. By talking, he can evaluate their personality, and that interaction leads him to a certain blood type.
Via ESPN in a story published Wednesday:
“It’s what I might use in casual conversation,” Darvish explained recently at Cubs camp. “Like [catcher] Victor Caratini might walk by and we’ll carry on the conversation.” And from that conversation, Darvish can guess his blood type. He explains:
“So there is Type A. That person is organized. Type B isn’t exactly selfish but he goes his own way. Type O is laid back, a ‘whatever happens’ type of guy. AB is weird or different.”
Judging by his explanation for how exactly this works, it doesn’t sound like Darvish can get too specific with blood types, like knowing if someone is O positive or B negative. But it’s still a cool trick regardless.
Of course, to know whether or not Darvish is correct, the other person has to know their own blood type.
Cubs players Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant asked their parents what their blood types are, according to the ESPN story, but none of them knew. But Darvish’s agent, Joel Wolfe, did — though he still had to have his mom confirm his blood type.
“It all started during his free-agent year [2018], when we were meeting with teams,” Wolfe explained. “We were at one of his favorite spots in Dallas for dinner, after meeting with all these general managers and assistant general managers. All these new people for him. And he mentions something about one of them being Type A blood type. That struck me as odd. He says unusual things, sometimes, so I pressed him. And he said he could guess most people’s blood type if he knows them. So he guessed mine. I had to call my mom, but he got it right.
“Then he was guessing a few people we knew in common.”
Darvish is expected to start Wednesday against the San Diego Padres, according to the Chicago Tribune‘s Mark Gonzales.
