Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei waahanga - I hangaia a Saberhagen mai i te kura tuarua e te Kansas City Royals i te rauna 19 o te 1982 Major League Baseball draft a ka tiimata tana whakataetae nui i te tau 19 i te Paenga-whawha 4, 1984. I whai mana tonu ia, i whakahiatohia he rekoata 10-11 me te 3.48 ERA. I kohia e ia tana raupapa nui i te Hōngongoi 23, 1984, i te wa o te kēmu tuarua o te upoko rua. I tukuna e ia e 3 nga innings koreutu hei kati i te wikitoria 7-2 a Royals ki runga i te Blue Jays me te tiaki i te wikitoria mo te timatanga a Frank Wills. I eke ngā Royals ki te wā tukinga
engari i hinga ki te Detroit Tigers i te American League Championship Series. He pai te tuku a Saberhagen i tana timatanga tuatahi o te waa, e rua nga rerenga i roto i nga waahanga e waru.