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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The Red Sox finally broke the ice on a two-out RBI triple by Mickey Gasper, but the Rays rallied in the bottom of the ninth with a single, a double and a walk-off two-run single by Jonny DeLuca.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Aiden Robbins became the first Texas player in 11 years to do it, starting with an RBI single in the first inning against Michigan State, tripling in the third, doubling in the sixth and homering off the right-field foul pole in the eighth.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Cuvet also has 172 career RBI at Miami, putting him 11 from tying Zack Collins for 10th all-time in UM history and 63 shy of Mike Fiore’s school record of 235 RBI from 1985 to 1988.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Jonah Williams worked a run-scoring walk, and Casey Borba delivered an RBI groundout.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Aiden Robbins became the first Texas player in 11 years to do it, starting with an RBI single in the first inning against Michigan State, tripling in the third, doubling in the sixth and homering off the right-field foul pole in the eighth.
—Dallas Morning News, 23 Feb. 2026
Cuvet also has 172 career RBI at Miami, putting him 11 from tying Zack Collins for 10th all-time in UM history and 63 shy of Mike Fiore’s school record of 235 RBI from 1985 to 1988.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Jonah Williams worked a run-scoring walk, and Casey Borba delivered an RBI groundout.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 22 Feb. 2026
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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