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 AltmanMay 8, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/8/23): Mancini DH, Mervis 1B, Stroman Starting

The Cubs dropped a tough one Sunday afternoon, but at least they took two of three from the Marlins to…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 8, 2023

Cubs Recall Christopher Morel, Option Nelson Velázquez

In the interest of time, I’ll just share the press release on this one: The Chicago Cubs today recalled infielder/outfielder…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 8, 2023

Miguel Amaya’s Preparedness Stands in Contrast to What Willson Contreras Provided for Young Pitchers

The Cubs are sitting at .500 heading into their series against the last-place Cardinals, who come to town having finally…
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Evan AltmanMay 8, 2023

Matt Mervis Gets Help from Eric Hosmer to Pass Difficult First Test Over Weekend

The Matt Mervis hype train pulled into the station at 1060 West Addison last Friday morning with as much steam…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 7, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/7/23): Hosmer DH, Velázquez in RF, Wesneski Can Be Sweeper

After being swept by the Marlins in Miami last week, the Cubs have a chance to repay the favor Sunday…
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Evan AltmanMay 6, 2023

Codi Heuer Added to I-Cubs Roster, Will Pitch in Saturday’s Doubleheader

The Cubs bullpen has not been very sharp of late, but it looks like it’s about to get a little…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 6, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/6/23): Mervis at 1B, Madrigal at 3B, Smyly Starting

Today marks the 25th anniversary of Kerry Wood‘s dominant 20-strikeout performance against the Astros, the highlights from which I just…
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Game Day

Evan AltmanMay 5, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/5/23): Happy Mash Mervis Day, Steele Starting Series Opener

Happy Mash Mervis Day to all who observe. The slugging first baseman/DH has been called up to the bigs and…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 5, 2023

Cubs Officially Announce Matt Mervis Promotion, Option Edwin Ríos to AAA

After reports on Thursday that Matt Mervis was being called up, the Cubs officially announced Friday morning that they have…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 4, 2023

More Moves Than Just Matt Mervis as Adrian Sampson Recalled, Placed on IL

The big news of the day was that slugging first baseman Matt Mervis is being promoted and will presumably make…
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