RBI
noun
plural RBIs or RBI
: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter
also
: official credit to a batter for driving in a run
led the league in RBIs
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Blue Jays utility player Ernie Clement atoned for an early base running mistake with a go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning to get the scoring started.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Lukes had one of the big plate appearances, a pinch-hit, RBI walk after falling behind 0-2 against Dodgers righty Emmet Sheehan in the sixth to increase the Jays’ lead to 4-2.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Entering Wednesday Garcia had appeared in eight AFL games, going 6 for 31 with a double, four RBI, five walks and seven strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Crow-Armstrong's 95 RBI trailed only Juan Soto of the New York Mets among NL outfielders.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Lukes had one of the big plate appearances, a pinch-hit, RBI walk after falling behind 0-2 against Dodgers righty Emmet Sheehan in the sixth to increase the Jays’ lead to 4-2.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Entering Wednesday Garcia had appeared in eight AFL games, going 6 for 31 with a double, four RBI, five walks and seven strikeouts.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Crow-Armstrong's 95 RBI trailed only Juan Soto of the New York Mets among NL outfielders.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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