Cole Hamels and his wife, Heidi, have donated a mansion and 100 acres of land in southwest Missouri to a charity that provides camps for children with special needs and chronic illnesses.

The 32,000-square-foot home was gifted to Camp Barnabas on Friday. Realtor.com listed the property at $9.4 million at the time of the donation.

"Seeing the faces, hearing the laughter, reading the stories of the kids they serve; there is truly nothing like it," Hamels said in the statement. "Barnabas makes dreams come true, and we felt called to help them in a big way."

The Hamels never moved into the Missouri house.