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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Arizona signee Natalie Keith had two hits with one RBI and Jessie Wendt added two hits with a double and one RBI.
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Dominic Cadiz had an RBI single in the fourth before pitchers held both teams scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and Travis Bazzana homered in the eighth to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
The Twins moved ahead 6-4 when Austin Martin's RBI double tied it before Lee singled, with Martin scoring the second run when catcher Carlos Narváez dropped what looked like an easy out at the plate.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
Dominic Cadiz had an RBI single in the fourth before pitchers held both teams scoreless in the fifth and sixth innings.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Rhys Hoskins hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and Travis Bazzana homered in the eighth to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
The Twins moved ahead 6-4 when Austin Martin's RBI double tied it before Lee singled, with Martin scoring the second run when catcher Carlos Narváez dropped what looked like an easy out at the plate.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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