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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Alfonso Soriano then settled the game with an RBI single in the 12th inning, giving New York a 3-2 win and a 3-2 series lead. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026 With Bauers running on a full-count pitch, Contreras bounced an RBI single to the left of second baseman Richie Palacios, who had taken a step toward the base. — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 In the fourth, Rasmussen walked Cooper Pratt, who scored from third when David Hamilton’s RBI grounder to first went through Aranda’s legs for an error. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The Brewers chipped away to cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the first, as William Contreras and Garrett Mitchell each had an RBI single. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 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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