Last year’s Atlanta Braves finished with 94 wins. That number was not enough to win the NL East, but Frank Wren believes this year’s team is capable of more.

David Freese jumped out of the gate with a home run in his first at-bat of Spring Training, and Matt Adams came up clutch with a two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the fourth inning of the Cardinals’ 8-3 loss to the Marlins.

Robinson Cano and Zoilo Almonte both homered while helping the Yankees begin the Grapefruit League season with a 8-3 win over the Braves at Champion Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

It was not so long ago that Stephen Strasburg was in Zack Wheeler’s shoes, lighting up radar guns and drumming up interest throughout the Grapefruit League. Old news? Not quite. But it was Wheeler who outshined Strasburg in the Mets’ 5-3 win over the Nationals on Saturday at Tradition Field, firing two scoreless innings in his spring debut.

Major League Baseball gave back to the community Saturday morning, when Frank Robinson — one of the game’s all-time great players and pioneers — hosted a free clinic for Houston-area children at the local Urban Youth Academy.

It is a muggy day at Bright House Field, a couple of hours before the first pitch of the Grapefruit League season. And here’s the man they call “Ryno,” standing on the mound, firing those batting-practice fastballs over the plate, the sweat pouring off him, the arm feeling loose, the anticipation in the air.

Rafael Belliard will have to wait another week before he takes his post coaching at first base for the Tigers. That’s fine with him. He’ll wait. The surgery behind the wait, and the speed with which Belliard had it, saved his life.

Cubs pitcher Scott Baker, coming back from April Tommy John surgery, threw a 45-pitch bullpen session on Saturday at Fitch Park and said his rehab has gone well. He just needs a fishing hole.

It’s been widely speculated that top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy and Kevin Gausman could reach the Major Leagues at some point this season. The pair of youngsters — who are both in camp — will be closely monitored this spring to ensure they will be options to the help the Orioles down the stretch.

Strained right calfs will force Lance Berkman and Adrian Beltre to miss early Cactus League action, but both veterans expect to be ready in plenty of time for the start of the season.

Though Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera both hit mammoth home runs early to power Detroit in front, Toronto topped it with a Lance Zawadzki grand slam and a Ryan Goins three-run homer for a 10-3 win.

Manager Davey Johnson will ease Stephen Strasburg along early in the spring before accelerating his throwing program with 100 pitches on Opening Day in mind.

Dodgers legend Steve Garvey, while announcing that some of his baseball memorabilia will be auctioned, also revealed Friday that he had prostate cancer.

The top of the Blue Jays’ batting order has been somewhat of a black hole for almost a decade, but that is expected to change this year following the additions of Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera.

Josh Booty may have won The Next Knuckler competition, but his work has only just begun.

On Friday, nearly 10 months after inducing a double play and getting a save, Mariano Rivera threw to hitters.

On Friday, nearly 10 months after inducing a double play and getting a save, Mariano Rivera threw to hitters.