Saberhagen waxaa dugsiga sare ka soo baxay kooxda Kansas City Royals wareegga 19-aad ee 1982 Major League Baseball draft wuxuuna sameeyay kulankiisii ugu horeeyay ee horyaalka isagoo 19 jir ah bishii 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. The Royals waxay gaareen finalka
laakiin waxaa laga badiyay Detroit Tigers tartankii horyaalka American League. Saberhagen ayaa si fiican u dhaliyay kulankiisii ugu horeeyay ee ciyaaraha, isagoo laba jeer dhaliyay sideed wareeg.