BASEBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJORS : Saberhagen Will Have Knee Surgery

New York Met pitcher Bret Saberhagen, who won’t be punished for his trashing of the Shea Stadium clubhouse Friday night, also won’t be pitching for a while.

Tests Saturday showed he has torn cartilage in his left knee. He will undergo arthroscopic surgery Monday, the team said.

Saberhagen was scheduled to start Saturday’s second game of a doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but the Mets said his left knee locked up in the bullpen before the game.

The injury is not believed to be related to Saberhagen’s tantrum.

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The Cincinnati Reds placed shortstop Barry Larkin on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Thursday. Larkin sprained his left thumb during a game, the team said. He was batting .315 with eight home runs and 51 runs batted in in 100 games.

Cincinnati pitcher Tom Browning was also placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a broken left middle finger suffered Friday night against the Dodgers.

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The Detroit Tigers gave Manager Sparky Anderson a one-year contract extension that will keep him in the dugout until at least 1995. . . . Oakland pitcher Bob Welch was struck on the pitching arm by George Brett’s line drive Saturday night, but X-rays were negative. The A’s said the injury was listed as a bruised right wrist.