DES MOINES, Iowa —

A few hundred people gathered at the Grandview Little League fields to remember Santiago “Baby D” “Santi” Rhone, 15.

Rhone was a high school sophomore whose love of baseball and people drew a broad circle of friends and family. Mourners filled the infield and the bleachers at the Grandview Little League baseball fields, turning the park into a tribute to a teenager they say made the world brighter .

“My little brother will be remembered by this field right here — by baseball,” said his sister, Nakiyah Keller. “He loved baseball, but he also loved people."

She added that the turnout showed how many lives he touched through kindness.

“I want to thank everyone for coming out and showing love for my little brother," she said.

Among those remembering Rhone was friend

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