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.

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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Chicago Cubs News

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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Evan AltmanJune 8, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/8/25): Happ DH, PCA Cleanup, Horton Starting

We’re going to move quickly on this one yet again, but I hope to get back to more in-depth breakdowns…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 7, 2025

Pete Crow-Armstrong Working to Stay Ahead of ‘Big Brother’ Seiya Suzuki

The Cubs came into Saturday’s game with four players boasting double-digit homers and left it with five, but the players…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanJune 7, 2025

Matt Shaw Just Became Cubs’ First 3B to Homer This Season

Matt Shaw hit his second MLB home run of the year during the Cubs’ five-dinger barrage in Detroit on Saturday,…
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Evan AltmanJune 7, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/7/25): Suzuki in Right, McGuire Catching, Taillon Starting

No breakdowns today, got one kid graduating high school and another who needs to be taken to a baseball game…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 6, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/6/25): Happ Leads Off, Kelly Batting Cleanup, Brown Starting

The Cubs have won seven straight series since dropping consecutive sets to the Giants and Mets a month ago, but…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 6, 2025

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Enter Detroit Series with 89% Postseason Odds

Who would have guessed back at the start of the season that the Cubs and Tigers would have the two…
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