Wally Herbert couldn’t believe that Reds first baseman Joey Votto had pointed to his son, 6-year-old Walter “SuperBubz” Herbert, before his seventh-inning at-bat.

What came next? Well, that was beyond belief.

Votto hit the second pitch he saw from Mets reliever Jeurys Familia half-way up the stands in right field for his 34th home run of the season. It was an impressive display of power, followed by a more impressive display of humanity.

Votto high-fived Herbert before he made it to the dugout. Then he raised one finger, as if to say, ‘wait, there’s more.’ And there was. Votto went through the camera well on the first-base dugout side to hand Herbert the bat he’d used for the home run. And then he went into the tunnel connected to the dugout to get another jersey, taking the one he was wearing off his back and handing it to Herbert.

“These are the days you remember when you have the bad days," Wally Herbert said.

The younger Herbert is suffering from Stage 4 neuroblastoma, one of the most common types of pediatric cancer. When the cancer spread throughout his body, the family decided to enjoy their final time together.

Last week Herbert served as the team’s honorary captain for a game against the Pirates. That’s when he met Votto for the first time and received an autographed bat.

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Wally Herbert thought Votto may say hello as the family sat in the first row of the Diamond Club near the Reds’ on-deck circle. He did more than that.

“Knowing how focused Joey Votto is down here, him to come talk to him was neat,” Wally Herbert said. “The neatest thing to me was Joey Votto hits a home run and points back at him. Then gives him a high-five afterwards. That takes a lot for a professional ballplayer, especially one the caliber Joey is, the memorabilia stuff is always going to be something we keep on display.”

Emily Herbert, Walter’s mother, added: “Joey Votto has a huge heart.”

Afterward, Votto said he wanted to keep it as a personal moment between him and the family.

“I honestly, I don't really want to chat about this one," Votto noted.

When told that it had meant the world to Walter and his family, Votto responded, "that's all that matters.”

Votto then noted that the Herbert family was holding a fundraiser at the Public House in Cheviot on Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. He also plugged Jay Bruce’s fundraising effort for Hurricane Harvey relief funds.

“I'd be remiss if I didn't say long-time teammate and long-time friend of mine, Jay Bruce, has opened a Twitter account and if I'm not mistaken, he's trying to raise money for the Hurricane Harvey relief effort,” Votto said. “If anyone wants to support that in any way, shape or form, I know Jay would love that.”

Bruce, a Beaumont, Texas native, is matching donations up to $100,000 at Indians.com/Bruce. The Reds donated $20,000 to Bruce’s efforts and another $20,000 for the American Red Cross as part of the Reds Community Fund’s portion of split the pot ticket sales during the three-game Mets series. The team also received donations from Mike and Michele Schuster of Michael Schuster Associates and Levi Blackman of StubWorld.