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Mike Napoli crushes a homer for a fan about to start chemotherapy

Published May. 31, 2016 6:06 a.m. ET

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Mike Napoli made one fan's day Monday, and did so much more in the process.

Prior to the Cleveland Indians' game against the Texas Rangers, the first baseman noticed a woman holding a special sign and walked over to meet her. The woman, identified by MLB.com as Kathi Heintzelman, simply wanted a homer and a hug from Napoli before she had to start her battle with cancer.

First came the hug (and the autograph).

#MFN pic.twitter.com/A3aZ1DsfWI
— #VoteTribe (@Indians) May 30, 2016

And then, during the game, Napoli clubbed his 11th homer of the season.

An @Indians fan battling cancer asked for a @MikeNapoli25 dinger, and he delivered: https://t.co/3hOnZCpo3S pic.twitter.com/F6FWsURAG1
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 31, 2016