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 AltmanMarch 24, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/24/26): All Regulars, Cabrera Starting Final Spring Game

This is the final game of spring training and the Cubs are wrapping up with a full lineup of regulars…
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Evan AltmanMarch 24, 2026

Cubs Option Kevin Alcántara, Javier Assad as Spring Roster Drops to 36

We got the unofficial word yesterday that Javier Assad would be optioned to Triple-A as Ben Brown took the last…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMarch 24, 2026

The Rundown: PCA Inks Extension, Latest Roster Predictions, Big Hurt Suing Sox

There’s nothing better than being about 30 seconds away from falling asleep and getting a notification that the Cubs had…
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Evan AltmanMarch 23, 2026

Report: Cubs, Pete Crow-Armstrong Finalizing Long-Term Extension

As first reported by Jeff Passan, the Cubs and Pete Crow-Armstrong are working on a long-term extension. The Gold Glover…
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Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMarch 23, 2026

The Rundown: Alcántara Looks Good in Battle for Bench Spot, Brown Makes Roster, Conrad Could Miss Month with Back Issue,

I tell you what, it was really nice to take a step back and recalibrate over the weekend. It wasn’t…
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Evan AltmanMarch 22, 2026

Jonathon Long Among Cuts as Cubs Trim Spring Roster to 38

Apologies for the lack of content this weekend, but I’m taking a little break to recharge my mental battery. Pretty…
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Evan AltmanMarch 21, 2026

Murray, Rojas Among 3 More Cuts as Cubs’ Spring Roster Down to 41

The Chicago Cubs today reduced the Spring Training roster from 44 to 41 players. Infielders B.J. Murray Jr. and Jefferson…
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Evan AltmanMarch 20, 2026

Moisés Ballesteros Makes Opening Day Roster

Just a blow-by on this one because I’m short on time, but Patrick Mooney tweeted Friday afternoon that Craig Counsell…
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Evan AltmanMarch 20, 2026

Spring Roster Trimmed to 44 as Cubs Option Roberts, Hollowell

The Chicago Cubs today reduced the Spring Training roster from 46 to 44 players. Right-handed pitchers Gavin Hollowell and Ethan…
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Evan AltmanMarch 20, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineups (3/20/26) Split Squads Have Boyd, Taillon Pitching Tonight

The Cubs will split up and play two games this evening, one at home against the Reds and the other…
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