Revere expected to join Nationals on Thursday

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KANSAS CITY — Nationals center fielder Ben Revere is expected to return on Thursday for the opener of a four-game set against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Manager Dusty Baker declined to say whether Revere would be activated from the disabled list and start in Thursday’s game, but he said the speedy outfielder would be a welcome addition to the top of Washington’s lineup. Revere missed almost a month of action because of an oblique strain. Baker is hoping that Revere will not be in Spring Training mode.

“[Revere] is our igniter. That’s why we brought him here,” Baker said. “We brought him here as a leadoff man to start our engine. We will add another dimension to our team and our offense to go along with what we have now.

“[With …

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