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.

Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 19, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/19/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Wisdom in RF, Taillon Makes Season Debut

After closing out their series in Arizona with a win, the Cubs returned home and promptly had to postpone Thursday…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 18, 2024

Cubs Activate Patrick Wisdom & Jameson Taillon, Option Miles Mastrobuoni & Hayden Wesneski

Keeping it short because I’m at a high school game. Before you freak out about Wesneski, remember that he’ll be…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 18, 2024

Cubs Game Postponed, Split Doubleheader on Saturday

Per media release: Today’s 6:40 p.m. CDT game between the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field has been…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 18, 2024

Kyle Hendricks Scheduled to Face Marlins Sunday, Ben Brown Looks Like Odd Man Out

Ben Brown started Monday’s nail-biter in Phoenix and surrendered one run over six innings, tying him with Javier Assad and…
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Evan AltmanApril 17, 2024

Cubs Promote Hayden Wesneski to Help Bullpen Amid Series of Moves

The Cubs made a series of moves to freshen up a bullpen that has underperformed while being overworked lately, bringing…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 17, 2024

Patrick Wisdom May Be Headed Back to Chicago

Patrick Wisdom has been out since late spring training with a back strain, but he’s been raking for Triple-A Iowa…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 17, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/17/24): Happ Leads Off as DH, Mastrobuoni in LF, Wicks Looks for First W

Thank God, we’ve finally got another reasonable start time. These West Coast swings are truly the worst because you either…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 17, 2024

Cubs Bullpen Already Running on Fumes, Kyle Hendricks Looks Cooked

Craig Counsell was hired in part because of his accounting skills, but here we sit a couple days after the…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 16, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/16/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Happ Hits 7th, Canario RF, Hendricks Starting

For the sake of getting to bed at a reasonable hour, I really hope this game gets lopsided early. The…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanApril 15, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/15/24): Happ Leads Off, Cooper DH, Brown Starting

The Cubs pulled out a dramatic victory to close their series in Seattle with a win and now they’re in…
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