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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Ryan McMahon hit an RBI single in the fourth and Brenton Doyle homered in the seventh against starter Cade Horton, who allowed a season-low four hits in six-plus innings.
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Gavin Dorsey, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Marlins second baseman Ronny Simon committed three errors in the first four innings and was charged with another before the official scorer gave Bogaerts an RBI single in the third.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The team’s second-inning rally was cut short after Dalton Rushing, an at-bat after hitting an RBI single, failed to avoid a tag near second base on what became a double-play grounder from Tommy Edman (another slumping hitter in the bottom half of the lineup lately).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The Trojans are led by Hedges, a two-way standout that leads USC in home runs and RBI.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
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Gavin Dorsey, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
Marlins second baseman Ronny Simon committed three errors in the first four innings and was charged with another before the official scorer gave Bogaerts an RBI single in the third.
—Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The team’s second-inning rally was cut short after Dalton Rushing, an at-bat after hitting an RBI single, failed to avoid a tag near second base on what became a double-play grounder from Tommy Edman (another slumping hitter in the bottom half of the lineup lately).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
The Trojans are led by Hedges, a two-way standout that leads USC in home runs and RBI.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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