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 AltmanJune 19, 2024

Cubs Place Keegan Thompson on Paternity List, Recall Porter Hodge

Keegan Thomson wasn’t going to be taking over as the regular closer, but now we know he’ll be completely unavailable…
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Evan AltmanJune 19, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/19/24): Hoerner Leads Off, PCA Bats Last, Hendricks Starting

Between the Yan Gomes news and a number of other things, I will admit that I totally forgot today’s game…
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Evan AltmanJune 19, 2024

Cubs Turn Boos to Cheers After Drama-Free Win Tuesday Night, Just Don’t Expect New Closer

What a difference a day makes. The Cubs were booed off the field Monday night after one of their worst…
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Evan AltmanJune 19, 2024

Report: Cubs DFA Yan Gomes, Sign Tomás Nido

As first reported by Michael Cerami of Bleacher Nation, the Cubs are designating Yan Gomes for assignment and replacing him…
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Evan AltmanJune 19, 2024

Cubs Acquire Catcher William Simoneit from Phillies

The Cubs have added a catcher to the organization, but don’t expect it to have an impact on the big…
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Evan AltmanJune 18, 2024

Cubs Place Mike Tauchman on IL, Recall Miles Mastrobuoni

Mike Tauchman pulled up with a limp and immediately called for the trainer following an infield hit in Monday’s loss.…
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Evan AltmanJune 18, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/18/24): Hoerner Leads Off, Bote at 3B, Steele Starting

Sorry for those of you hoping to see Owen Caissie, but Miles Mastrobuoni is back in Chicago because Mike Tauchman…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 18, 2024

Jed Hoyer Reiterates ‘Answers Have to Come From Within’ as Cubs Do Poor Job of Trying Not to Suck

Monday night’s loss to the Giants immediately entered the sad pantheon of the worst Cubs games this season, which is…
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Evan AltmanJune 17, 2024

Chicago Cubs Lineup (6/17/24): Tauchman Leads Off as DH, Assad Starting

The Cubs have dropped nine of their last 10 series and haven’t scored more than five runs in any of…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanJune 17, 2024

Kyle Hendricks Back in Rotation, Ethan Roberts Added to 40-Man, Moises Ballesteros Promoted to AAA

Craig Counsell has run out of buttons to push, so he’s going to have to work a little magic if…
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