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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Center fielder Jakob Marsee put the Marlins ahead with an RBI single before second baseman Xavier Edwards drove in another run while grounding into a double play.
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Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
Weatherholt reached base four times while five Cardinals recorded an RBI.
—Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Cole Young delivered a key RBI single in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Schmitt went 7-for-11 with four RBI in Miami, and 11-for-19 on the road trip.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
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Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 21 June 2026
Weatherholt reached base four times while five Cardinals recorded an RBI.
—Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
Cole Young delivered a key RBI single in the fifth to take a 2-1 lead.
—CBS News, 21 June 2026
Schmitt went 7-for-11 with four RBI in Miami, and 11-for-19 on the road trip.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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