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 10, 2025

Shōta Imanaga Likely Has at Least 2 More Rehab Starts Before Returning

Shōta Imanaga pitched two innings in a start for the Cubs’ Arizona Complex League team on Monday as he begins…
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Evan AltmanJune 10, 2025

Cubs Announce Details for Pride Celebration at Wrigley Field June 12

The Cubs were one of the first teams in professional sports to celebrate a Pride Night, and they’re maintaining that…
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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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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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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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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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