During his 16 seasons with the White Sox, Paul Konerko has seen it all. There is nobody better to analyze the current state of the organization as the team revels in its 5-3 Opening Day victory over the Twins.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Ron Gardenhire, who needs two wins for the 1,000th of his career, is tasked with trying to turn Minnesota around with several top prospects on the way, and the Twins believe he’s still the right man for the job.

Domino’s will give away 20,000 pizzas after each of the first two 2014 no-hitters to registered MLB.com users, and that is double the number given away after the first two no-hitters in the 2013 season.

The complete text of President Barack Obama’s address during the Red Sox’s visit to the White House on Tuesday.

Every time Jose Fernandez takes the mound, you have a chance to witness history. The Marlins’ young ace did it again on Opening Day, when he etched his name in several record books.

Parking in area lots is a key piece of the overall fan experience, and one that usually flies under the radar. So now that Opening Day has arrived, let’s include a new player named Parking Panda in the introductions. It is about to emerge in conjunction with MLB.com as a game-changer.

Yordano Ventura will start the Royals’ third game of the season on Thursday afternoon at Detroit. A smiling 22-year-old, Ventura might be excited, but he’s certainly not frazzled by the assignment.

Michael Wacha exceeded expectations in 2013, and plenty of hype surrounds the 22-year-old heading into his first start this season.

Cubs prospects Yasiel Balaguert, Jorge Soler, Rubi Silva and Frank Del Valle all hail from Cuba, and they agreed playing baseball is the easiest part of their transition to life in the United States.

It might be Opening Day No. 4, but today — and the rest of the week — will start out with a big nod to No. 2. And that’s no April Foolin’. What’s Next today? Only the season premiere of the new-look Yankees and the new-look Astros, a baseball game between the two of them at Minute Maid Park and the first installment of the Derek Jeter Farewell Tour.

Felix Hernandez struck out 11 in another strong Opening Day performance Monday at Angel Stadium as the Mariners rallied for a 10-3 victory over the Angels in manager Lloyd McClendon’s debut.

Justin Masterson led the way in Monday night’s season opener against the A’s, overpowering Oakland for seven innings to set up the Indians’ 2-0 victory at the Coliseum.

Buster Posey, among the Giants who slumped last year, walloped a two-run, tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning to propel San Francisco to a 9-8 triumph Monday over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Instant replay review breezed past its first round of tests on Monday afternoon, as three managers asked for challenges. This was a day of history, a day when the game changed in ways we’ll all need a little time getting our minds around. The three challenges took 58 seconds, 90 seconds and 2 1/2 minutes to decide. Everything begins right here.

Sure there was baseball in Australia, and on Sunday night in San Diego. But Opening Day — the real Opening Day, when the majority of the teams play for the first time — is the true beginning of the baseball season. And, says Tracy Ringolsby, what a glorious time it is.

With a home run, a pair of dazzling defensive plays and his help in navigating a pair of young pitchers through a rocky eighth, Yadier Molina lifted the Cardinals to a 1-0 win at Great American Ball Park. Adam Wainwright played a starring role, too, in covering the first seven innings of what would become not only his first Opening Day win, but career victory No. 100.