Royals place LHP Will Smith (back) on injured list

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The Kansas City Royals placed reliever Will Smith on the 15-day injured list Monday with low back spasms.

The 35-year-old left-hander is 0-4 with a career-worst 6.53 ERA through 45 relief appearances this season.

Smith is 33-45 with a 3.85 ERA and 114 saves in 618 games (17 starts) with six teams. He was an All-Star with San Francisco in 2019 and won the last three World S