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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Advertisement July 13: Phillips enters the game at Detroit with a 9-6 lead in the bottom of the ninth and gives up an RBI single to Carson Kelly and a tying two-run homer to Colt Keith on a 93-mph first-pitch cutter, the Tigers erasing a five-run deficit.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Yandy Díaz Díaz, 32, is having a down year by his recent standards (8 HR, 46 RBI, .329 OBP, 109 OPS+), but the 32-year-old still gets on base at a consistent clip and could help the Yankees in the leadoff spot.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Michael Snyder, 304th overall University of Oklahoma third baseman Michael Snyder was selected in the 10th round by the Miami Marlins, capping off a season in which the L.A. native was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and hit .354 with 59 RBI and a team-best 26 doubles.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
The Yankees also don’t want to waste a banner year by Judge, whose 34 home runs, 85 RBI, .433 on-base percentage, .679 slugging percentage and 1.112 OPS all lead the majors.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
Yandy Díaz Díaz, 32, is having a down year by his recent standards (8 HR, 46 RBI, .329 OBP, 109 OPS+), but the 32-year-old still gets on base at a consistent clip and could help the Yankees in the leadoff spot.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2024
Michael Snyder, 304th overall University of Oklahoma third baseman Michael Snyder was selected in the 10th round by the Miami Marlins, capping off a season in which the L.A. native was named to the All-Big 12 First Team and hit .354 with 59 RBI and a team-best 26 doubles.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
The Yankees also don’t want to waste a banner year by Judge, whose 34 home runs, 85 RBI, .433 on-base percentage, .679 slugging percentage and 1.112 OPS all lead the majors.
—Peter Sblendorio, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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