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Can the Rays’ Brendan McKay two-way experiment work? Well …

PORT CHARLOTTE — Far from the circus atmosphere surrounding Shohei Ohtani's breathlessly anticipated and highly scrutinized performance in Angels camp, the guy who already is a successful two-way pro player in the states toils in relative anonymity on the back fields of the Rays spring complex.

And Brendan McKay is quite okay with that.

Someday — and he and his bosses are adamant that it's a matter of when and not if — McKay will be the one, albeit reluctantly, in the spotlight.

Pitching and playing a position on an everyday schedule in the major leagues.