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Before the game, Dillon asked @JoseAltuve27 to hit a home run for him. Altuve delivered. pic.twitter.com/yKWVmqaB9E — Houston Astros (@astros) May 6, 2016

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A young boy with terminal cancer who captured Houston's heart after meeting Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has died, Eyewitness News has confirmed.Dylan Tindall-Heathcock, 11, has been battling brain cancer that left him with a tumor for the past year and a half."Dylan was an awesome child. He was always happy-go-lucky, even battling his tumor and fighting his cancer," Dylan's father, Dwayne Heathcock told abc13. "He loved to fish, he loved baseball, football, and the good Lord's got one heck of a little boy with him right now."We first met Dylan back in May, when he made a request of Altuve, during a pre-game meeting.Dylan asked Altuve if he could he could break his bat in his first plate appearance so he could have it, according to ESPN . Altuve did one better and sent someone to the clubhouse to get a new bat for Dylan.He then told Altuve that he'd hit a homer."I hit a homer yesterday," Altuve said he told Dylan. "Don't expect me to hit a homer again today.""You're going to do it," Dylan told him.And Altuve did just that. In his first at-bat, he drilled a pitch out of the park."As soon as I hit the home run and got to second base, I remembered what he said," Altuve told ESPN. "I really like the kid. He was really happy to be here. I hope God blesses him for what he's been going through."