Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto paid his final respects to a 6-year-old boy Thursday evening. Votto was among the hundreds in attendance at the visitation for Walter "Superbubz" Herbert. A family friend tells WLWT that Votto refused an offer to move to the front of the line, and brought flowers for the child’s parents. The Reds’ first baseman and Superbubz formed an unlikely bond. After Votto hit a solo home run on Aug. 31, he waved to the 6-year-old, who was sitting in the front row near Cincinnati’s dugout.The first baseman had met the boy a week earlier when he was at Great American Ball Park courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He walked over to Superbubz after the homer and gave him the bat he used and one of his jerseys.Walter immediately put on the jersey and one of the biggest smiles you’ll ever see.Superbubz died last week after a fight with stage 4 pediatric cancer. In his final days, he lived out his dreams -- spending time graduating high school, spending time with the Cincinnati Bengals, FC Cincinnati, becoming a police officer for a day and numerous other adventures throughout the tri-state.Throughout all the pain he felt fighting stage 4 neuroblastoma, his smile was contagious.

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto paid his final respects to a 6-year-old boy Thursday evening.

Votto was among the hundreds in attendance at the visitation for Walter "Superbubz" Herbert.

A family friend tells WLWT that Votto refused an offer to move to the front of the line, and brought flowers for the child’s parents.

The Reds’ first baseman and Superbubz formed an unlikely bond.

After Votto hit a solo home run on Aug. 31, he waved to the 6-year-old, who was sitting in the front row near Cincinnati’s dugout.

The first baseman had met the boy a week earlier when he was at Great American Ball Park courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He walked over to Superbubz after the homer and gave him the bat he used and one of his jerseys.

Walter immediately put on the jersey and one of the biggest smiles you’ll ever see.

Superbubz died last week after a fight with stage 4 pediatric cancer.

In his final days, he lived out his dreams -- spending time graduating high school, spending time with the Cincinnati Bengals, FC Cincinnati, becoming a police officer for a day and numerous other adventures throughout the tri-state.

Throughout all the pain he felt fighting stage 4 neuroblastoma, his smile was contagious.