You can expect plenty of fire when Marlins ace Jose Fernandez makes his Grapefruit League debut at 1:05 p.m. ET on Monday against the Nationals in Viera, Fla., at Space Coast Stadium. Just don’t look for the 23-year-old to concentrate solely on bringing the heat.

The Indians, Mets, Giants, Nationals and Cubs could each join rare company by boasting a trio of pitchers with 200 strikeouts in 2016.

Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias, slowed by a tight groin muscle, said he expects to throw batting practice on Monday. Urias, a 19-year-old prodigy who is ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the game by MLBPipeline.com, reported discomfort after throwing batting practice on Monday. He took three days off, then threw a bullpen session on Friday. He’s likely to need one more bullpen session before appearing in his first Cactus League game near the end of the coming week, putting him a week behind the rest of the staff.

When it comes to this year’s Spring Training, Marcus Stroman is all about tempo.

Carl Yastrzemski is 76 years old, and he is still a living legend — even to those who never saw him play.

Cameron Maybin coaches a third-grade basketball team back home in North Carolina. He would like to serve as an example for them, even if they won’t see him on the field until April at the earliest.

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart has yet to test his rebuilt right knee in an exhibition game and he may not until the end of this week. As far as Cozart was concerned, that was fine by him.

Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista will make his spring debut on Thursday afternoon in a road game against the Yankees.

Rockies left-hander Tyler Matzek, who gave up three runs on three hits and two walks without retiring a batter Wednesday against the D-backs in his ’16 Cactus League debut, was scratched from a B game appearance Sunday morning. Matzek said he and coaches are discussing a plan.

Mat Latos knows it wasn’t just his numbers that hurt him on the free-agent market this winter. His mouth contributed to the cause.

Joe Maddon has delivered a few sayings since coming to the Cubs, such as “Do Simple Better,” “Respect 90,” and this year’s message, “Embrace the Target.”

Nationals manager Dusty Baker said he hopes to get first baseman Ryan Zimmerman in a game in a couple of weeks. The team is simply taking it slow with Zimmerman, who missed more than a month last year because of plantar fasciitis in his left foot.

While Miguel Sano was enjoying a breakout rookie season with the Twins last year, he was also privately grieving.

Catcher Christian Vazquez has been cleared to play in his first Grapefruit League game on Tuesday, when the Red Sox travel to Sarasota, Fla., to play the Orioles.

With his catching work going smoothly, Yadier Molina may reach as many as two more rehab benchmarks this week, manager Mike Matheny said on Sunday. The first would be picking up a bat to take dry swings, something Molina has yet to do while regaining strength in his surgically-repaired left thumb.

Wilson Ramos sat as his locker at Space Coast Stadium Sunday morning, just two days removed from Lasik surgery on Friday, but he could already feel the effects. “I see the difference right now,” Ramos said. “It’s pretty impressive.”

Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark said Sunday that if Jenrry Mejia had concerns about how the union operated in the wake of his positive drug tests, he did not adequately communicate them.