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 AltmanMay 14, 2025

Stray Baseball Thoughts: HOF Bans Lifted, Turner Making Progress, Javy Catching Fire

I had a few different topics knocking around in what’s left of my brain, so I decided to conglomerate them…
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Game Day

Evan AltmanMay 13, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/13/25): PCA Leads Off, Ballesteros DH, Lopez at 3B, Brown Starting

The Cubs cruised to an easy win last night against the Marlins, using a big inning to provide all their…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 13, 2025

Cubs Officially Select Moisés Ballesteros, Transfer Tyson Miller to 60-Day IL, Place Ian Happ on 10-Day IL

This will be quick because I’m at our baseball facility with terrible cell signal and most of this was covered…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 13, 2025

New Cubs Minors RHP Tommy Romero Has Most Extreme OTT Arm Angle in Statcast Era

Since hiring Tyler Zombro away from Tread Athletics to serve in the front office as a special assistant advising on…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 13, 2025

Cubs’ Balanced Power Attack Unmatched in MLB

As of this writing, only 14 players in MLB have hit 10 or more home runs. That group is comprised…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 13, 2025

Let’s Talk a Little Mo About Ballesteros

Outside of the Oprah-esque 2015 season — You get a promotion! You get a promotion! — the Cubs haven’t historically…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 12, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/12/25): PCA Leads Off, Kelly DH, Rea Starting

After losing only two of their first nine series, the Cubs have now dropped three of their last five sets.…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 11, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/11/25): PCA Leads Off, Turner Near Bottom, Boyd Bump Day

Happy Mother’s Day to the one or two moms out there who will read this. I hope you have a…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 10, 2025

Cubs Officially Promote Cade Horton, Option Tom Cosgrove, Move Eli Morgan to 60-Day IL

The Cubs have officially added Cade Horton, their top pitching prospect, to the big league roster. That meant needing to…
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Chicago Cubs News

Evan AltmanMay 10, 2025

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/10/25): PCA Leads Off, Suzuki in LF, Turner DH, Keller as Opener

There’s always a little added excitement when a top prospect makes their MLB debut, so Saturday night in Queens carries…
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