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Photos: Atlanta Braves host Cairo Boys & Girls Club

ATLANTA, Ga. (WALB) - The Cairo Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club got the experience of a lifetime Friday night at the Atlanta Braves game!

In honor of the recent April 15 Jackie Robinson Day, the Atlanta Braves hosted the only Jackie Robinson Boys & Girls Club in the world at their game against the Houston Astros on Friday.

Boys & Girls Clubs kids wearing their Jackie Robinson "42" shirts.
Boys & Girls Clubs kids wearing their Jackie Robinson "42" shirts.(WALB)

The kids at this particular Boys & Girls Club share a special connection to the historical figure.

“He was born in Cairo.