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 AltmanAugust 16, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/16/26): Cabrera Returns in Series Finale

In a coincidental twist, I will actually be at Busch Stadium this evening right around the time this game is…
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Evan AltmanAugust 15, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/15/26): Boyd Bump Day, Swanson Rests

The Cubs flipped the script with a shutout of their own in Clay Holmes’ home debut yesterday afternoon. The grounder…
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Evan AltmanAugust 14, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/14/26): Holmes Looking to Improve on First Start

It feels odd to me that the Cubs and Cardinals are about to play their last series of the season…
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Evan AltmanAugust 14, 2026

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Enter Weekend with 99% Playoff Odds

The loss to wrap up the road trip was a bit of a bummer, but the Cubs have firmly entrenched…
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Evan AltmanAugust 13, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/13/26): Gausman Makes Second Start for Sweep

The Cubs’ surge continued last night in DC as they put up 12 runs to win going away and boost…
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Evan AltmanAugust 13, 2026

Alex Bregman Looks Like Completely Different Hitter After Identifying Subtle Fix

What if I told you the Cubs had the second-best third baseman in the National League and fifth-best overall, at…
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Evan AltmanAugust 12, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/12/26): Peterson Pumping, Nats Rookie Makes MLB Debut

The Cubs and Nationals stood toe-to-toe in the middle of the ring last night, and the visitors were able to…
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Evan AltmanAugust 12, 2026

Cubs Could Promote Catcher Owen Ayers in September

Even with a number of experienced pitchers making their way back from the injured list, the Cubs could look to…
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Evan AltmanAugust 12, 2026

Edward Cabrera Looks Ready to Return to Rotation After 5 No-Hit Innings at AA

The Cubs are quickly about to go from not enough pitching to too much, and one of the major reinforcements…
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Evan AltmanAugust 11, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (8/11/26): Imanaga Revenge Game

Shōta Imanaga‘s first start of the season came against the Nationals at Wrigley, and he ended up surrendering four runs…
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