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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Hitless in his first four Grapefruit League games – having missed nearly the entire Grapefruit League slate due to the World Baseball Classic – Yoshida went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and run scored.
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Will Smith, Andy Pages and Emil Morales each had RBI singles.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Hitless in his first four Grapefruit League games – having missed nearly the entire Grapefruit League slate due to the World Baseball Classic – Yoshida went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and run scored.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Emery Haller had 3 hits and 4 RBI, while Bella McVey, Whitnee Sherry, Makenzie Farrar, and Sloane Shelnut all had two hits.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
Will Smith, Andy Pages and Emil Morales each had RBI singles.
—Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
Hitless in his first four Grapefruit League games – having missed nearly the entire Grapefruit League slate due to the World Baseball Classic – Yoshida went 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and run scored.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
Emery Haller had 3 hits and 4 RBI, while Bella McVey, Whitnee Sherry, Makenzie Farrar, and Sloane Shelnut all had two hits.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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