Why David Price picked Red Sox over Cardinals  —  David Price teed off Tuesday morning at a charity golf tournament believing he would be spending the next seven years pitching for the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  By the time he left the event hosted by former major leaguer Wally Joyner in Long Beach …

Developing Up to 20 people shot in San Bernardino; ‘active shooters’ sought  —  Up to 20 people were shot Wednesday at a social services office in San Bernardino, and officials said they were looking for one or more “active shooters.”  —  The San Bernardino Fire Department said the shooting took place …

Phillies Claim Peter Bourjos, Lose Nefi Ogando To Marlins  —  The Phillies have claimed center fielder Peter Bourjos off waivers from the Cardinals, reports Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (links to Twitter).  The Phillies have since announced the move, adding …

Modesto man lands $10M lottery right after winning $1K  —  Moments after winning $1K, Rodney Meadows bought 3 more scratchers  —  Just moments after winning $1,000 on a lottery scratcher, a Modesto man learned that he was the winner of a $10 million prize.

Over the weekend, Officer Pittaluga encountered a large deer while driving on Decoursey Pike through Visalia.  The encounter was less than cordial and ended as abruptly as it began.  We think this video is a pretty good training video on how to react when a four-legged furry friend attempts to abruptly cross your path.

Athletics, Padres Swap Drew Pomeranz, Yonder Alonso  —  The Athletics and Padres have announced a deal that will send first baseman Yonder Alonso and southpaw reliever Mark Rzepczynski to Oakland in exchange for lefties Drew Pomeranz and Jose Torres.  There's also a player to be named later heading to San Diego.

Braves To Sign Gordon Beckham  —  The Braves have agreed to a one-year contract with Gordon Beckham that will guarantee the longtime White Sox infielder $1.25MM, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter).  The Relativity Sports client can earn an additional $500K worth of incentives, tweets MLB.com's Mark Bowman.

Royals Non-Tender Greg Holland  —  The Royals announced that they have non-tendered injured closer Greg Holland as well as infielder Orlando Calixte (Twitter link).  Holland, who would have been arbitration eligible for the final time this winter and came with a projected $11.3MM price tag, will enter the free-agent pool.

Orioles Acquire Francisco Pena From Royals, Designate Paul Janish  —  The Orioles announced that they have acquired catcher Francisco Pena from the Royals in exchange for cash considerations and designated infielder Paul Janish for assignment in order to clear room on the 40-man roster.

Mariners To Sign Nori Aoki  —  The Mariners have reached agreement on a one-year deal with free agent outfielder Nori Aoki, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports (Twitter links).  Seattle also picks up an option year over Aoki, who is a client of CAA Sports.  —  Aoki has spent four years in the majors after coming over from Japan.

White Sox moving on from Tyler Flowers  —  The White Sox parted ways with starting catcher Tyler Flowers and were close to adding a better offensive replacement, general manager Rick Hahn said Wednesday.  —  Flowers, 29, was not tendered a contract on deadline day after the Sox signed free agent Alex Avila …