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 AltmanAugust 5, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/5/24): Forgot to Post Previously, Hendricks on Mound

Don’t look now, but the Cubs have climbed out of last place in the NL Central and have one of…
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Evan AltmanAugust 5, 2024

Cubs Promote Matt Shaw, James Triantos, Kevin Alcántara to AAA Iowa

The Iowa Cubs may have the best lineup in all of minor league baseball now that the organization has made…
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Evan AltmanAugust 4, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/4/24): Happ Leads Off, Bellinger DH, Steele Starting for Series Win

As discussed at greater length in a previous piece, the Cubs have an uncanny ability to ruin any bit of…
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Evan AltmanAugust 3, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/3/24): Going for 4 Straight with Taillon Starting

The Olympics are going strong and I’m at a family gathering all weekend, plus I forget my laptop power cord.…
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Evan AltmanAugust 2, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/2/24): Happ Leads Off, Bellinger DH, Assad Starting

The Cubs debuted their new Motorola sleeve patches yesterday, but not every player is sporting them in the same place.…
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Evan AltmanAugust 2, 2024

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Improve to Nearly 6% Playoff Odds Following Improbable Win

The Cubs still face very long odds when it comes to reaching the postseason, but they’ve overcome longer in the…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2024

Adbert Alzolay to Undergo Undisclosed Arm Surgery

As first reported by Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic, reliever Adbert Alzolay will be having surgery on his right arm…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/1/24): Happ Leads Off, Paredes Makes Cubs Home Debut, Imanaga Starting

The Cubs open the month of August with a new look, and I don’t mean Isaac Paredes. This will be…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2024

Caleb Kilian Activated from IL, Tomás Nido Down Several Weeks After Knee Surgery

The Cubs announced Wednesday that Caleb Kilian has been activated from the 60-day IL and optioned to Triple-A Iowa, where…
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Evan AltmanAugust 1, 2024

Cubs Announce Multiyear Jersey Patch Deal with Motorola

We’ve known this was coming for quite some time, but it’s still a little shocking to see it come to…
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