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.

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Evan AltmanJune 12, 2025

The Rundown Lite: Jed Hoyer’s Neon Vacancy Sign, Players Think Highly of North Side, Wade Miley Again Named as Tyler Skaggs Drug Source

You ever have one of those weeks where you just can’t figure out what day it is? That’s me this…
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Evan AltmanJune 11, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/11/25): Swanson Batting Cleanup, Bruján in CF, Brown Starting

The Cubs evened their series in Philly last night by hitting a bunch of home runs and then manufacturing a…
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Evan AltmanJune 11, 2025

The Rundown Lite: Ian Happ Bouncing Back, Potential Trade Chips, Injury Updates

Frequent readers have probably noticed that our regular Rundown feature has ostensibly disappeared, but I’ve been reluctant to usurp the…
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Evan AltmanJune 10, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/10/25): Happ Leads Off, McGuire Catching, Rea Starting

The Cubs have lost three of their last four games as their offense has turtled up for the most part…
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Evan AltmanJune 10, 2025

Shōta Imanaga Likely Has at Least 2 More Rehab Starts Before Returning

Shōta Imanaga pitched two innings in a start for the Cubs’ Arizona Complex League team on Monday as he begins…
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Evan AltmanJune 10, 2025

Cubs Announce Details for Pride Celebration at Wrigley Field June 12

The Cubs were one of the first teams in professional sports to celebrate a Pride Night, and they’re maintaining that…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 10, 2025

Watch: Matt Shaw Makes 2 More Sparkling Plays Late in Loss

Matt Shaw is slashing .319/.356/.464 with a 133 wRC+ and 0.6 fWAR since being called back up on May 19,…
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Evan AltmanJune 9, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/9/25): Pretty Standard Order, Boyd Looking for Nice Start

The Cubs are coming off their first series loss in nearly a month, and their reward is facing the Phillies…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 9, 2025

Finally, Confirmation That Ben Brown Is Indeed Throwing Kick-Change

It’s taken longer than I’d hoped when I started talking and writing about Ben Brown implementing a kick-change, but we…
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Evan AltmanJune 8, 2025

Watch: Nico Hoerner Ejected for Telling Ump ‘You’re Having a Really Bad Day’

More than one person thought Saturday’s game would see a few ejections due to home plate umpire Doug Eddings’ egregiously…
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