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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Junior outfielder Logan Fernandez produced an RBI single and junior shortstop Joey Ireland, an Illinois recruit, also knocked in a run for Mount Carmel (23-14).
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The Red Sox took an early lead in the second inning when struggling rookie Kristian Campbell slapped an RBI single to right to give his team a 1-0 lead.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Campbell then capped the inning with another RBI single before Gonzalez launched a two-run homer in the fourth.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
Alex Alicea led off with a double down the right field line, and Lucas Moore followed with an RBI single up the middle to bring the Cardinals within three.
—Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
The Red Sox took an early lead in the second inning when struggling rookie Kristian Campbell slapped an RBI single to right to give his team a 1-0 lead.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Campbell then capped the inning with another RBI single before Gonzalez launched a two-run homer in the fourth.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
Alex Alicea led off with a double down the right field line, and Lucas Moore followed with an RBI single up the middle to bring the Cardinals within three.
—Miami Herald, 8 June 2025
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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