Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A họpụtara Saberhagen site na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị site na Kansas City Royals na agba nke iri na itoolu nke 1982 Major League Baseball draft ma mee egwuregwu mbụ ya na afọ iri na itoolu na Eprel 4, 1984. O mere mmetụta ozugbo, na-achịkọta ihe ndekọ 10 na 11 na 3.48 ERA. O wepụtara naanị otu nnukwu egwuregwu ya na July 23, 1984, n'oge egwuregwu nke abụọ nke isi abụọ. Ọ gbara agba atọ na-enweghị isi iji mechie 7-2 Royals meriri Blue Jays ma chekwaa mmeri maka mbido Frank Wills. Ndị eze mere
n'asọmpị postseason mana ndị Detroit Tigers meriri ha na American League Championship Series. Saberhagen gbara nke ọma na mbido postseason mbụ ya, na-enye ọsọ abụọ n'ime inning asatọ.