MILWAUKEE -- Free agent Eric Thames agreed Tuesday to a $16 million, three-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who cut first baseman Chris Carter after a 41-homer season that tied for the National League lead.A 30-year-old first baseman and outfielder who spent the last three seasons with the NC Dinos in South Korea, Thames gets $4 million next season, $5 million in 2018 and $6 million in 2019. Milwaukee has a $7.5 million option for 2020 with a $1 million buyout.He hit .348 with 124 home runs, 379 RBI and 64 steals in 388 games in South Korea -- and he will play next season with a definite attitude.Obviously, during my career there have been coaches, organizations and GMs that have given me the cold shoulder, Thames said. That fuels me but I also have to focus on what my goals are. I want to play every day, stay healthy and help this team win.The Brewers have 10 days to attempt to trade Carter, the 29-year-old slugger who agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract last year after he spent his first three seasons with Houston. Carter had 94 RBI and earned $500,000 in performance bonuses based on plate appearances, but hit just .222 in 160 games last season with an NL-high 206 strikeouts.A trade is a distinct possibility, general manager David Stearns said.Thames spent two seasons in the major leagues, hitting. 250 with 21 homers with Toronto and Seattle in 2011-12. The Blue Jays drafted Thames in the seventh round of the 2008 amateur draft.Thames could add a left-handed contact hitter to the middle of Milwaukees lineup, which is primarily right-handed. He was the MVP in South Korea after becoming the first person in league history with 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases.Thames was one of the top players in Korean baseball history, Stearns said. He displayed a power and speed combination that was very unique to the environment.Thames said he became more disciplined at the plate during his stint in Korea.I was a very aggressive hitter my first time around here, he said.Manager Craig Counsell said Thames not only fills a hole in the lineup but can serve as an inspiration to the team.You always respect and admire someone who has gone through a journey like this, Counsell said. (Thames) still feels he has more to do and that his journey isnt finished. That sets him up for success here. Toronto Blue Jays Gear . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Toronto Blue Jays Store . The third-ranked Ivanovic, who won the event in 2008 and 10, served five aces and broke Wickmayer, also a former winner in 2009, five times. "The result looked easier than it really was," Ivanovic said. https://www.cheapbluejays.com/ . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers. Stitched Blue Jays Jerseys . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. The Raptors traded Rudy Gay, Quincy Acy and Aaron Gray to the Sacramento Kings on Monday, in exchange for Greivis Vasquez, John Salmons, Patrick Patterson and Chuck Hayes. Toronto Blue Jays Shirts . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it.MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Receiver Mike Williams, a former NFL first-round draft pick, was among three players released Friday by the Toronto Argonauts. Also let go were running back Shawnbrey McNeal and offensive lineman Josh Prinsen, who played his college football at Queens. The six-foot-five, 241-pound Williams played at the University of Southern California and was selected 10th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 2005 NFL draft.dddddddddddd. Williams, 29, spent five seasons in the league with Detroit, Oakland and Seattle, registering 127 catches for 1,526 yards and five TDs in 56 career games before being released by the Seahawks on July 13, 2012. ' ' '