Nolan Reimold needs serious neck surgery:

Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold will have surgery to remove a bulging disk in his neck and have his spine fused Monday morning. And although he holds out hope he could return by the end of the season, Reimold likely will be out for the rest of the year.

“I think it is possible, if everything works out, that’s a possible, best-case scenario,” Reimold said of returning in 2012. “I am resigned to the fact I need to get the surgery and I need to do my rehab until I feel like I am able to play at this level again. Whether it takes eight weeks or a little bit longer, that’s what I am going to do.”

My best wishes for a speedy recovery.