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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Blake Ankrum and Austin Sanders had RBI hits in the inning and Delmar Perez hit a two-run home run over the wall in right field to make the score 12-2.
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Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the fifth, the team got back within one after a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani, his second in as many games, and an RBI double from Smith.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In 61 career games with the Marlins, Burger has a .310 batting average with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 33 runs scored.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Other top hitters are Peyton Holt (.327, 6 RBI), Jared Sprague-Lott (.296, 2, 10), Ben McLaughlin (.295, 3, 20), Kendall Diggs (.289, 6, 21), Ross Lovich (.289, 2, 14) and Will Edmunson (.283, 1, 8), who is coming off a hot series in a sweep of LSU.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Junior left fielder John Petrie had two hits and an RBI.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024
In total, Siddiqui has been at RBI for 11 years in leadership roles at Popeyes and Tim Hortons.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
First baseman Ben McLaughlin (.364, 1, 15) has taken over the team RBI lead from shortstop Wehiwa Aloy (.230, 2, 14), with Jones and right fielder Kendall Diggs (.352, 2, 11) also in double figures.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 5 Apr. 2024
In the fifth, the team got back within one after a two-run home run by Shohei Ohtani, his second in as many games, and an RBI double from Smith.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
In 61 career games with the Marlins, Burger has a .310 batting average with 14 doubles, 11 home runs, 38 RBI and 33 runs scored.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
Other top hitters are Peyton Holt (.327, 6 RBI), Jared Sprague-Lott (.296, 2, 10), Ben McLaughlin (.295, 3, 20), Kendall Diggs (.289, 6, 21), Ross Lovich (.289, 2, 14) and Will Edmunson (.283, 1, 8), who is coming off a hot series in a sweep of LSU.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 2 Apr. 2024
Junior left fielder John Petrie had two hits and an RBI.
—Steve Fryer, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2024
In total, Siddiqui has been at RBI for 11 years in leadership roles at Popeyes and Tim Hortons.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
First baseman Ben McLaughlin (.364, 1, 15) has taken over the team RBI lead from shortstop Wehiwa Aloy (.230, 2, 14), with Jones and right fielder Kendall Diggs (.352, 2, 11) also in double figures.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2024
In a stock filing immediately after the RBI’s order, Paytm warned the order to close Paytm Payments Bank could drag down annual earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization by up to 5 billion Indian rupees, or $60.4 million at current exchange rates.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 10 Mar. 2024
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“RBI.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RBI. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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