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

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The top of the sixth featured a 109.2-mph, two-out, RBI single from Giancarlo Stanton, which came shortly after the Jays intentionally walked Aaron Judge. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 July 2025 Eugenio Suarez #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates after hitting an RBI single against the Miami Marlins at Chase Field on June 29, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 That remained the case in Sunday’s 12-5, rubber match win over the A’s, as Chisholm went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a solo homer, two runs scored and a walk while shining on defense. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025 That’s when the Phillies scored twice on an Otto Kemp RBI double, followed by the go-ahead run on a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly – the kind of run Atlanta rarely manufactures with its poor situational hitting. David O'Brien, New York Times, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for RBI

Word History

Etymology

run batted in

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of RBI was in 1921

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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

plural RBIs or RBI
: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter
Etymology

run batted in

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