RBI

noun

ˌär-(ˌ)bē-ˈī  ˈri-bē 

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

Examples of RBI in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Luciano, 24, hit .214 with 21 doubles, one triple, 23 home runs, 66 RBI, 85 walks and 76 runs scored in 125 games while spending the entire 2025 season with the Sacramento River Cats, San Francisco's Triple-A affiliate. —Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025

The 2016 All-Star had a penchant for coming through in the clutch, earning 2018 ALCS MVP honors after tallying nine RBI in five games, including a grand slam in Game 3 and the go-ahead home run in Game 4. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025

The postseason leader in RBI might have been the most consistently productive player in the entire playoffs. —Chad Jennings, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

Will Smith hit an RBI double after a Tommy Edman double and Shohei Ohtani intentional walk. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

run batted in

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

RBI

noun

ˌär-ˌbē-ˈī  ˈrib-ē 

plural RBIs or RBI

: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter

Etymology

run batted in