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 AltmanSeptember 1, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/1/25): Busch Leads Off, Happ Bats Cleanup, Rea Starting

The Cubs had a busy Sunday on the personnel front, claiming righty Aaron Civale and adding aging slugger Carlos Santana,…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 31, 2025

Owen Caissie Being Optioned for Kevin Alcántara

We’ve already made some educated “guesses” at this a few different times, so this will be very short. Jesse Rogers tweeted…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 31, 2025

Cubs Claim RHP Aaron Civale from White Sox, Designate LHP Tom Cosgrove

Remember when Aaron Civale requested a trade out of Milwaukee after the team removed him from the rotation to make…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanAugust 31, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/31/25): Busch Leads Off, Castro 2B, Boyd on Bump

The Cubs won again last night, making it 13 straight victories when they score at least four runs. Twelve of…
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Evan AltmanAugust 31, 2025

Cubs Recall Porter Hodge, Option Jordan Wicks

Hey, signing Carlos Santana wasn’t the only move the Cubs made on Sunday. See below for the latest in their…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 31, 2025

Cubs Signing Veteran 1B Carlos Santana

Héctor Gómez was first to report the Cubs’ interest in veteran slugger Carlos Santana, who the Guardians placed on outright…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 30, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/30/25): Busch Leads Off, Castro 3B, Assad Starting

Update: The game will be delayed by inclement weather, new start time is 7:30pm CT. The Cubs busted out their…
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Evan AltmanAugust 30, 2025

Ian Happ Bouncing Back from Bad Luck

I should have learned from the backlash to the article earlier this season about Dansby Swanson‘s bad luck, but I’m…
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Evan AltmanAugust 30, 2025

‘Willingness to Stop’ Only Thing Preventing Cubs from Being Unequivocal Favorites to Sign Kyle Tucker

There’s just something about the Cubs and elite sluggers named Kyle. While many across the team’s fandom continue to litigate…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanAugust 29, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/29/25): Busch Leads Off, Shaw Eighth, Horton Starting

No more bitching about the Cubs’ lack of scoring, at least for today, because they are in the land of…
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