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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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. 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 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 4 Jun. 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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