An Altoona teen is using his love of baseball to inspire kids who may not get the chance to play.

Elliot Mast, 13, is making his name known not only on the field, but in the hearts of kids in Pittsburgh, too. He's already raised thousands of dollars and has become one of the youngest donors to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Mast himself overcame a disability and, since then, his young baseball career has skyrocketed.

"I was born with a club foot. My foot was turned completely backward and I had to go to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and they helped me get back on my feet. And if I wouldn't have went there, I wouldn't have been playing baseball," Mast said. "I love baseball. I eat, sleep, drink it. I love it."

Mast is in two leagues with the Altoona Curve Juniors and Evoshield Canes baseball team. But it's not the stats he's putting up on the field; he's making a difference in the lives of those who may not get the opportunity to play.

"I wanted to give back, because if they wouldn't have helped me, I wouldn't have been playing baseball. So, that's why my charity is through baseball," Mast said.

For every home run, hit and strike thrown, he is donating money to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. During the past two seasons, he's collected more than $10,000.

"I wanted to be able to do the same thing that one of my favorite baseball players is doing: Curtis Granderson. He inspired me, to do what I'm doing now," Mast said, adding that he hopes to be donating for "a long time. I want to do keep doing this throughout all of my baseball career."

Mast's coach, Mark Helsel, said the boy has used his love of America's game to inspire others to know that nothing's impossible.

"Elliot is just one of those special kids. You meet him, and you know, he has a different way of thinking about things. He's got a broader perspective of things," Helsel said. "He put forth the effort. He really is an other-type of thinker, versus self-thinker, and that just puts him in a different category. He's a special kid."

Mast has even gained the attention from a major league bat company. For every Phoenix bat sale, 15 percent will be donated to the hospital's "For The Kids" fund.

"I think what's going to happen… He's going to influence a lot of kids, and a lot of kids will join him in these efforts," Helsel said.

To learn more about Mast and his charity, he is on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. He also has a blog at elliotmast.blogspot.com.