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.

Cubs News, Rumors & Analysis

Evan AltmanMay 26, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/26/26): PCA Leads Off, Happ Bats Fifth, Wicks Starting

The Cubs have lost nine games in a row and 13 of their last 15, and the way they’re losing…
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Evan AltmanMay 26, 2026

Cubs ‘Gotta Play Better’ to Avoid Another Double-Digit Streak

If I had told you 18 days ago that the Cubs looked like the worst team in baseball, you’d have…
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Evan AltmanMay 25, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/25/26): PCA Leads Off, Happ Bats Second, Hoerner Sits, Brown Starting

If you were to collect all the shit from a local dog park and microwave it for six minutes, you’d…
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Evan AltmanMay 24, 2026

Cubs Recall Jordan Wicks, Place Edward Cabrera on 15-Day IL

The Cubs’ injury issues continued when Edward Cabrera was forced to leave his last start early due to a blister…
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Evan AltmanMay 24, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/24/26): PCA Leads Off, Happ Still Benched, Ramírez at 2B, Imanaga Starting

The Cubs haven’t scored a run against an opposing starting pitcher since May 18 against the Brewers, a stretch of…
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Evan AltmanMay 23, 2026

Watch: Nico Hoerner Makes Unreal Between-Legs Throw to First

The Cubs may be mired in an offensive funk, but Nico Hoerner‘s glove still works just fine. Houston’s César Salazar…
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Evan AltmanMay 23, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/23/26): PCA Batting Leadoff, Hoerner At Cleanup, Rea Starting

My son has a doubleheader to end the high school season and the Cubs are playing too poorly to merit…
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Evan AltmanMay 23, 2026

Cubs Recall Kevin Alcántara, DFA Nicky Lopez

The Cubs brought up another top minor leaguer on Saturday, promoting Kevin Alcántara to provide a boost to the offense.…
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Evan AltmanMay 22, 2026

Quantifying Hope: Cubs Plummet to 64% Playoff Odds as Brewers Surge

Two weeks after topping out at a little better than 91% odds of making the playoffs, the Cubs are down…
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Evan AltmanMay 22, 2026

Chicago Cubs Lineup (5/22/26): Happ Batting Cleanup, Conforto DH, Taillon Tossing

The Cubs have been playing like hot trash over the better part of two weeks, but the Astros have been…
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