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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Moreno followed with his RBI single off Bryan King (2-4) to give Arizona the lead. — Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026 Los Angeles took a 3-0 lead on Mookie Betts' RBI single and Teoscar Hernández's two-run double off Nationals starter Jackson Kent (1-3) in the third. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Jared Jones pitched six strong innings, Jake Mangum had an RBI double in the second inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Angels 1-0 on Friday night. — Jared Jones, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Kazuma Okamoto followed with an RBI single of his own, and Ernie Clement laced a two-run double down the left-field line. — Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 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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