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 AltmanMay 19, 2025

Ian Happ Expected to Be Activated Soon, Shōta Imanaga Down Until ‘Well into June’

Craig Counsell provided some injury updates prior to Monday’s opener in Miami, telling media members that Ian Happ should be…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 19, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/19/25): PCA Leads Off, Shaw at 3B, Brown on Bump

Fresh off their first sweep since taking the A’s down in Sacramento, the Cubs now have a chance to redeem…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 18, 2025

Matt Shaw Scratched from Sunday’s Lineup, Promotion Pending?

Matt Shaw is MIA from the Iowa Cubs lineup on Sunday, which could mean he’s heading to MIA. That would…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 18, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/18/25): PCA Leads Off, Bruján at 3B, Rea Trying to Banish Sunday Scaries

It’s Sunday and the Cubs have won the first two games of the series, which means they’re now facing a…
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Evan AltmanMay 17, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/17/25): PCA Leads Off, Bruján 3B, Boyd Bump Day

The Cubs hung a baker’s dozen on the pope’s beloved White Sox yesterday afternoon, hitting just one homer in spite…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/16/25): PCA Leads Off, Ballesteros DH, Horton Making First Start

The Cubs open their first series against the White Sox on Friday afternoon at Wrigley, and they’ll do so with…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2025

Cubs Have Signed RHP Kenta Maeda to Minors Deal

As first reported by MLB.com’s Yuki Yamada, the Cubs have signed 37-year-old righty Kenta Maeda to a minor league deal…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Enter White Sox Series with 67% Postseason Odds

The Cubs haven’t been playing their best baseball over the last week and a half or so, dropping two of…
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Evan AltmanMay 16, 2025

Matt Shaw’s Power Stroke Returning, Seiya Suzuki Much Better with RISP

Neither of these topics stood out as being particularly worthy of stand-alone posts, so I figured I’d put them together…
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Evan AltmanMay 15, 2025

Impossible to Pinpoint Cause for Cubs’ Poor Results in Series Finales

I’ll go ahead and say right out of the gate that this will be both brief and inconclusive because I…
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