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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 9, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/9/24): Brown Gets First MLB Start, Morel at Third, Gomes Catching

Let’s just forget last night happened and move on with faith that scoring eight runs will be enough to win…
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Evan AltmanApril 8, 2024

Julian Merryweather Has Rib Stress Fracture in Back, Shut Down 4 Weeks

Julian Merryweather was placed on the 15-day IL over the weekend due to what was initially believed to be just…
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Evan AltmanApril 8, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/8/24): Suzuki DH, Morel 3B, Assad Starting

The Cubs are in for better weather over the next few days, but they still have to face some pretty…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanApril 8, 2024

Shōta Imanaga Dominates Again After Making Fastball Location Adjustment

This is something we talked about more than once during spring training and then again after his debut, but it…
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Evan AltmanApril 7, 2024

Cubs Place Julian Merryweather on IL, Recall Daniel Palencia

The Cubs have placed right-handed pitcher Julian Merryweather on the 15-day injury list retroactive to April 6 with a right…
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Evan AltmanApril 7, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/7/24): Happ DH, Morel at 3B, Tauchman in LF, Imanaga Pitching

Yesterday marked the first time two Japanese-born players had faced each other at Wrigley Field as Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched against…
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Evan AltmanApril 6, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/6/24): Happ Leads Off, Wicks on Bump

The Cubs started off their series against the Dodgers with quite a bang, actually a few of them, which was…
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Evan AltmanApril 5, 2024

Carl Edwards Jr Back with Cubs Again

Carl Edwards Jr. opted out of his minor league deal and was subsequently released near the end of spring training,…
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Evan AltmanApril 5, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (4/5/24): Happ Leads Off, Morel DH, Hendricks Facing Dodgers

There will be no shortage of jokes this weekend as Shohei Ohtani makes his DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field debut.…
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Evan AltmanApril 4, 2024

Luke Little’s Homegrown Heat Helps Gives Cubs Staff Entirely New Look

Few displays of machismo on fields of athletic competition are more badass — or maybe just insane — than choosing…
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