Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Saberhagen bụ onye Kansas City Royals wepụtara n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị 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 Royals ruru asọmpị oge ezumike
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.