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 AltmanMarch 21, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/21/25): Horton Starting, Hoerner at 2B as Cubs Play First Game Back

The Cubs are back in the US of A to play out the string on spring with five more games…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 18, 2025

Let’s Dispel 3 Myths About Cubs’ Opening Day Loss with Some Perspective

The Cubs are the worst team in baseball and will remain so for at least eight more days. However, they…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 18, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/18/25): Happ Leads Off, Shaw 3B, Imanaga Starting Season Opener

I’d apologize for the brevity here, but I assume no one is getting up early enough to read through this…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMarch 17, 2025

Shōta Imanaga Bringing Rock, Paper, Scissors to Sword Fight

The season-opening series between the Cubs and Dodgers will feature several members of Samurai Japan, the star-studded national baseball team,…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMarch 14, 2025

Cubs ‘Giving Serious Consideration’ to Ben Brown as 5th Starter

My immediate reaction to this is “No shit” because I’ve been shouting it from the rooftops for several weeks now.…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 13, 2025

Cubs Reportedly Negotiating with Lance Lynn on 1-Year MLB Deal

The Cubs are reportedly going back to the Brownsburg, IN well, but they aren’t hiring me or scouting my son.…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 13, 2025

Cubs’ Tokyo Fun Includes Turner in Kimono, Imanaga Trolling Counsell, Suzuki Samurai Sword BP

The Cubs arrived in Japan after a long flight and immediately got to work having fun. Justin Turner wasted no…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 12, 2025

Watch: Cubs Board Flight for Japan

Why, yes, it is a slow news day when it comes to covering Cubs baseball, why do you ask? As…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMarch 11, 2025

MLB Announces 2025 Tokyo Series Fan Events, Japanese Brand Collabs, Retail Takeovers, New Sponsors

There’s a lot of info here, most of which will only be applicable to those who will be in attendance…
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Spring Training

Evan AltmanMarch 11, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/11/25): Possible Game 2 Preview as Steele Starts

This is the Cubs’ last game before heading out to Tokyo, where they’ll play two exhibition games prior to their…
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