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 AltmanOctober 5, 2023

Pete Alonso, Cody Bellinger Now Share Agency as Polar Bear Hires BorasCorp

Pete Alonso has been the driving force of Cubs-related news over the last few days, which is really only a…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 4, 2023

Rob Manfred Says Ending Blackouts is ‘Business Objective No. 1 at MLB’

If Rob Manfred isn’t careful, people might actually start liking him. Attendance took a big leap across Major League Baseball…
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Evan AltmanOctober 4, 2023

Cubs Should Target Velocity This Winter, Plus Notes on Rules Changes

As infamous corporate raider Gordon Gekko might say, “Speed, for lack of a better term, is good.” That applies to…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanOctober 3, 2023

Jed Hoyer Hints at Aggressive Spending as Cubs Look to Take Another Step, Less Bullish on Cody Bellinger Return

Jed Hoyer addressed the media Tuesday afternoon for his annual postmortem press conference, during which he quite predictably said a…
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Evan AltmanOctober 3, 2023

Cubs Reportedly ‘Going to Do Everything They Can’ to Pair Pete Alonso, Cody Bellinger

Remember back in early August when the Cubs lost two of three to the bumbling Mets and were nearly swept…
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Evan AltmanOctober 2, 2023

Alexander Canario Won’t Play in AFL After All, Reportedly Has Permission to Join DWL Team

As first confirmed by Greg Zumach of Ivy Futures, Alexander Canario is no longer on the Cubs’ Arizona Fall League…
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Evan AltmanOctober 1, 2023

Tom Ricketts Hints at Kyle Hendricks Returning, Calls David Ross ‘Our Guy’

The final day of the season offered little of note as the Cubs fell quietly to the Brewers with neither…
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Evan AltmanOctober 1, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (10/1/23): PCA Leads Off, Morel at Short, Smyly Starting Finale

Hey, the Cubs are playing October baseball. It’s just too bad it’s just one game that is effectively meaningless after…
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Evan AltmanOctober 1, 2023

Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/30/23): Cubs 10, Brewers 6 – Win Goes for Naught, Cubs ‘Fought Till Very End’

The Cubs scored six runs in the top of the 1st inning, then gave the lead away before coming back…
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Evan AltmanSeptember 30, 2023

Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/30/23): Morel Leads Off, Canario DH, Wicks Starting Penultimate Game

We know for sure that the Cubs will be playing October baseball, now it’s a matter of finding out whether…
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