Toronto Blue Jays swapped their All-star outfielder Vernon Wells to Los Angeles Angels and received outfielder Juan Rivera and catcher Mike Napoli as an exchange, the MLB teams said on Friday.

Wells spent his 14-year career with the Blue Jays who helped him achieve the fifth selection in the 1997 overall draft. He has a record of .280 hits with 223 home runs and 813 runs batted in. He also received three Gold Glove awards and a single Silver Slugger.

In the previous season, Wells got .273 hits with 31 home runs after falling in 2009.

The mentioned trade will create major financial flexibility for the Blue Jays since Wells will be paid $23 million next season and will get $86 million for the succeeding four seasons. Both Napoli and Rivera will gain almost $11 million that is combined for the next season.

Napoli got .238 hits on the previous season with a career high of 26 home runs. He also presented 68 runs as he played first base and catcher. For the last five seasons in the major league, Napoli had a career of .251 hits with 92 home ruins and 249 RBIs.

Rivera had played six seasons with 20 or more home runs, plus a career high of 25 last 2009. He has a career of .280 hits with 112 home runs and 418 RBIs.

He has played the last six seasons with the Angels and had previously played  with the New York Yankees, as well as Montreal Expos.

Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets suffered a stress fracture located on his left ankle and his team said that there is no exact time for the return of the 7’6’’ center whose career in NBA maybe jeopardized due to his series of injuries.

Yao was off the game since November 10th when he first got a bone bruise located on the same ankle. On Thursday, a stress fracture was confirmed after an MRI was performed.

The seven-time All-Star player remained on bench during the previous season following a surgery to reconstruct his left broken foot. His team said his latest injury is linked to the previous one and was found during the course of his rehab.

Yao said that he was doing his best to get back on the game but the latest news disappoints him. He said that he needs some time to converse with his physicians to know his options moving forward.

Yao Ming was the overall top draft pick during 2002 while he began to have injury problems during the 2005-2006 season. He was a consistent player and considered as one of the most valuable and distinguished ambassadors in the NBA.

The player’s return for 2010-2011 season back in June was a big selling point for general manager Morey since he began courting big-name free agents.

In seven seasons, he has an average score of 19.1 points with 9.3 rebounds. He missed a minimum of 25 games during the straight three seasons from 2005 to 2008.