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 AltmanJune 13, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/13/23): Suzuki RF, Mastrobuoni DH, Taillon Facing Former Team

The Cubs didn’t finish the Giants series the way they wanted, but they were able to win the first two…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 13, 2023

Cody Bellinger Begins Rehab Assignment Tuesday in Iowa, Seiya Suzuki Dealing with ‘Precautionary Stuff’

Cody Bellinger has been out of action for nearly a month since hyperextending his left knee following a tremendous catch…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 13, 2023

Slumping Willson Contreras Has Lost Confidence as Nightmare Season Continues

As bad as the Cubs have been this year, the Cardinals have been worse. Part of the reason for those…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 13, 2023

Pete Crow-Armstrong Looks Ready for AAA Promotion

Pete Crow-Armstrong has been ticketed as the Cubs’ eventual starting center fielder for a while now and nothing he’s done…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 12, 2023

Cubs’ Biggest Issue Has Been Finishing Weekends, Series Strong

The Cubs have a whole lot of individual issues — lack of power, unreliable bullpen, etc — but all of…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 11, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/11/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Morel in RF, Wesneski Pitching for Sweep

Wow, it feels better to see the Cubs win a couple games rather than laying eggs. Between Kyle Hendricks almost…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 10, 2023

Marcus Stroman Has Made ‘Multiple Attempts’ to Engage Cubs in Extension Talks, Club Not Interested Yet

Marcus Stroman is pitching like an ace and he’s also expressed interest in remaining with the Cubs well beyond this…
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Game Day

Evan AltmanJune 10, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/10/23): Tauchman Leads Off, Madrigal 3B. Hendricks Seeking First W

The Cubs got a much-needed win last night in the series opener and can now start on putting together that…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 9, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/9/23): Madrigal Leads Off, Tauchman Bats Second, Let’s Hope for Nice Outcome

Do you really want to read about the lineup and pitching matchup for this game? I mean, how many of…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 9, 2023

Nick Madrigal Recalled, Miles Mastrobuoni Optioned to AAA

In a move that’s been expected for a little bit now, the Cubs have recalled Nick Madrigal from Triple-A Iowa.…
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