RBI

noun

ˌär-(ˌ)bē-ˈī How to pronounce RBI (audio) ˈri-bē How to pronounce RBI (audio)
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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Lopez singled to center for the Rangers' first run of the game in the fifth, and Seager added another RBI single in the sixth. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026 Longtime Yankee killer Alejandro Kirk went on to line an RBI double off Cole, giving Toronto the lead. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026 Zach Neto added an RBI single and Josh Lowe hit a solo homer off Royals reliever Alex Lange in the sixth. — Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026 Tempe Tran continued his outstanding tournament with an RBI single in the fourth, and SVLL tacked on three more runs after Isaac Ramirez and Tran both scored on wild pitches. — Dennis Pope, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for RBI

Word History

Etymology

run batted in

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of RBI was in 1921

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RBI

noun
ˌär-ˌbē-ˈī How to pronounce RBI (audio) ˈrib-ē How to pronounce RBI (audio)
plural RBIs or RBI
: a run in baseball that is driven in by a batter
Etymology

run batted in

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