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Boy enjoys favorite sport prior to major surgery

Eight-year-old suffers from neurofibromatosis

Robert Owenby, 8, was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis when he was 2 years old. About 45 adults and children filled the field Friday night to play baseball alongside Robert and to wish him well before his next surgery. (Sept. 1, 2017)

09022017 BASEBALL3.jpg — Robert Owenby, 8, was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis when he was 2 years old. About 45 adults and children filled the field Friday night to play baseball alongside Robert and to wish him well before his next surgery. (Sept. 1, 2017)

Eight-year-old Robert Owenby enjoys America’s greatest pastime so much he took the time Friday to play one last game before a major operation Sept. 11. Owenby was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis at 2 years old and has undergone several surgeries since.