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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In Wednesday night’s 4-3 victory for the Cubs to stave off elimination against the Brewers in the best-of-five National League Division Series, Crow-Armstrong’s two-out, two-RBI single in the first inning was the type of momentum-shifting hit that Chicago has been searching for this series.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Judge ended up 3-for-4 with four RBI.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Lopez finished with 15 homers, 77 RBI and 15 steals in 143 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
For the Phillies, their top three hitters in the lineup—Turner, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper—have gone 1-for-21 with one RBI, no extra base hits and 11 strikeouts in the two games against the Dodgers.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Judge ended up 3-for-4 with four RBI.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Lopez finished with 15 homers, 77 RBI and 15 steals in 143 games.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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