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.