Evan Altman

Evan Altman is the EIC and co-founder of Cubs Insider and has proclaimed himself Central Indiana's foremost Cubs authority. He is a husband, father, homebrewer, and award-winning blogger with entirely too much pop culture knowledge. Evan's greatest accomplishments include scoring 400 points in Magic Johnson's Fast Break, naming all 10 members of the Wu-Tang Clan in under 3.5 seconds, and winning the Meese Literary Award at Hanover College.

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Evan AltmanMay 24, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/24/24): Offense Sharting, Taillon Starting

Last night’s game was banged and will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader on Saturday, July 13,…
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Evan AltmanMay 23, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/23/24): Tauchman Leads Off, Happ DH, Brown Leads Bullpen into Battle

The Cubs looked pretty good for a while last night…until they didn’t. Justin Steele simply couldn’t keep pace with his…
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Evan AltmanMay 22, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/22/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Morel DH, Steele on Mound

The Cubs squeaked out just enough to win last night, walking it off on a high chopper from Nico Hoerner…
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Evan AltmanMay 22, 2024

Adbert Alzolay Got Second Opinion on Forearm Strain, Issue Reportedly in Flexor Tendon

As reported by Andy Martinez of Marquee, Adbert Alzolay recently saw renowned orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister to get a second…
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Evan AltmanMay 21, 2024

Ryne Sandberg Reports ‘No Detection of Cancer’ in Latest Scans

Ryne Sandberg announced earlier this year that he had been diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, the survival rates for which…
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Evan AltmanMay 21, 2024

Kyle Hendricks Removed from Rotation, Thursday Will Be Bullpen Game

Kyle Hendricks would have been scheduled to pitch Thursday against the Braves, but Craig Counsell had not yet named a…
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Evan AltmanMay 21, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/21/24): Tauchman DH, Starting Middle Infield Returns, Assad Pitching

The Cubs have lost five of their last seven, including a very troubling three of four to the Pirates over…
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Evan AltmanMay 20, 2024

Cubs Activate Dansby Swanson, Option Miles Mastrobuoni and Pete Crow-Armstrong

So much for my dumb logic. It appears Nico Hoerner will avoid the IL after all, as the Cubs’ transactions…
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Evan AltmanMay 20, 2024

Cubs Hosting Animal Adoption Event with PAWS Chicago at Gallagher Way May 22

I typically bypass stuff like this, but it’s a good cause that could use even what little signal boost I…
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Evan AltmanMay 19, 2024

Cubs Reportedly Promoting Luis Vázquez to Chicago, Which Probably Means Nico Hoerner to IL

According to a report from ESPN’s Jorge Castillo, the Cubs are promoting middle infielder Luis Vázquez from Triple-A Iowa to…
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