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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Maikel Garcia and Luis Arraez followed Acuna’s game-tying hit with RBI singles of their own — Garcia’s going to left field, Arraez’s to left-center — to give Venezuela its first lead of the game.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old was 3 for 15 with one RBI for the Phillies during spring training this year.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Barrango had two hits, two walks, an RBI and pitched 4 1/3 innings while leading Terra Nova to a 12-8 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral in nonleague action.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Lewis homered off Tiago Da Silva on the first pitch of the bottom half, Harry Ford hit an RBI single and Chisholm added a run-scoring groundout.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
The 25-year-old was 3 for 15 with one RBI for the Phillies during spring training this year.
—CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
Barrango had two hits, two walks, an RBI and pitched 4 1/3 innings while leading Terra Nova to a 12-8 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral in nonleague action.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Lewis homered off Tiago Da Silva on the first pitch of the bottom half, Harry Ford hit an RBI single and Chisholm added a run-scoring groundout.
—Dallas Morning News, 10 Mar. 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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