Buuxi weedha soo socota: Saberhagen waxaa dugsiga sare ka soo qaatay Kansas City Royals wareegga 19-aad ee 1982 Major League Baseball draft wuxuuna sameeyay horyaalkiisii ugu horreeyay isagoo 19 jir ah Abriil 4, 1984. Wuxuu saameyn deg deg ah ku yeeshay, isagoo sameeyay rikoor 10-11 iyo ERA 3.48. Wuxuu helay badbaadinkiisii ugu horreeyay ee horyaalka ugu weyn 23-kii Luulyo, 1984, intii lagu jiray ciyaartii labaad ee madax laba jibbaaran. Wuxuu dhaliyay 3 wareeg oo gool la'aan ah si uu u xiro 7-2 Royals guusha ka gaartay Blue Jays wuxuuna badbaadiyay guusha Frank Wills. Royals-ka ayaa sameeyay
waxaa laga badiyay kooxda Detroit Tigers tartanka horyaalka American League. Saberhagen ayaa si fiican u dhaliyay kulankiisii ugu horeeyay ee ciyaaraha, isagoo laba jeer dhaliyay sideed wareeg.