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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Isiah Kiner-Falefa added an insurance run in the eighth inning on a RBI single.
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anthony Banda gave up an RBI single to Andres Gimenez but seemed to be headed for an escape when Muncy handled Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s line drive and fired across the diamond to get Gimenez for a double play.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are well behind the Blue Jays in total runs, hits, homers and RBI in the playoffs so far and behind the Blue Jays in virtually every offensive averages category.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Bryant went 3 for 8 with an RBI, run scored, walk and struck out three times.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Anthony Banda gave up an RBI single to Andres Gimenez but seemed to be headed for an escape when Muncy handled Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s line drive and fired across the diamond to get Gimenez for a double play.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers are well behind the Blue Jays in total runs, hits, homers and RBI in the playoffs so far and behind the Blue Jays in virtually every offensive averages category.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Bryant went 3 for 8 with an RBI, run scored, walk and struck out three times.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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