The Chicago White Sox named right-hander Sean Burke their opening-day starter on Sunday. Burke said he was “grateful, thankful for the opportunity.”

The 25-year-old righthander debuted last Sept. 10, and went 2-0 with a 1.42 ERA in three starts and one relief appearance for 121-loss Chicago.

The fear jumps into every rookie who is called into the manager’s office. For Chicago White Sox rookie pitcher Sean Burke, the meeting on Sunday with manager Wi