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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. Swell Water Bottle Clearance . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Swell Bottle Sale 17 Oz . I cant pinpoint a date, but I do remember a player from my youth. Brian Downing was with the Chicago White Sox at a time when I listened to every game I possibly could on the radio. 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OCEANPORT, N.J. -- World Approval took command turning for home and held off Money Multiplier by 1 1/4 lengths Sunday to win the $300,000 United Nations Stakes at Monmouth Park.The U.N. and the $1 million Haskell Invitational here on July 31 are the Grade 1s on the New Jersey stakes calendar.World Approval had an ideal journey with Florent Geroux in the saddle. The gray 4-year-old gelding was a comfortable second for most of the 1 3/8 mile turf race as 75-1 long shot Cement Clement set the pace.I was not really worried about him, Geroux said of Cement Clement. He set the pace for me and I wanted to keep my horse as relaxed as I could.Class wasnt an issue for World Approval as this was his third straight Grade 1 appearance. He lost by a neck in the Woodford Reserve Turf Classic at Churchill Downs and ran third in the Manhattan Stakes at Belmont Park.Distance was the unknown variable. The U.N. was the longest race yet for World Approval.He showed today that he has the quality, and he can get the distance. Gerroux said.dddddddddddd He beat a top class field.Trained by Mark Casse, World Approval got his sixth win in 15 starts and took home $180,000 for Live Oak Plantation, the geldings owner and breeder.Chad Brown saddled three horses in the U.N., a race he captured in 2013 and 2015 with Big Blue Kitten. Money Multiplier was the best of his trio this time, and the only serious stretch threat to World Approval.Wake Forest, the 9-5 favorite, got third to give Brown a 2/3 finish.Mr Maybe, his other runner, was seventh.I thought they all got pretty good trips, Brown said. I dont have any excuses. The winner was very good today.World Approval paid $7.40, $3.80 and $2.80.Money Multiplier returned $5.40 and $3.60.Wake Forest paid $2.40 to show.Triple Threat was fourth, followed by Canthelpbelieving, Riviere Du Loup, Mr Maybe, Bigger Picture, Cement Clement and Noble Road.The time was 2:14.66. ' ' '