Wrigleyville Nation Podcast: Episode 369 – Evan Altman, Japan Series Recap, Spring Traing Ends, Cubs Season Predictions

Evan Altman, from Cubs Insider, joins Jeremy this week.
Today
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The Rant – Chicago Cubs Podcast: Cubs Split Series In Phoenix, Torpedo Bats Are Next Big Thing
Join Evan and Jacob as we discuss the Cubs splitting a series against the Diamondbacks and new torpedo bats that are taking the league by storm.
Sun, Mar 30
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Watch: Kyle Tucker Clobbers a Three-Run Home Run
Kyle Tucker hit his first home run as a Cub in Saturday’s win against the Diamondbacks, continuing his strong start to the 2025 season.
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Dansby Swanson, Nico Hoerner Swinging Infamous ‘Torpedo’ Bats
The Yankees homered on the first three pitches they saw from former teammate Nestor Cortes on Saturday, eventually tagging him for five dingers and hitting a total of nine in their 20-9 destruction of the Brewers.
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Watch: Seiya Suzuki’s Home Run Provides Insurance
Seiya Suzuki has struggled to start the 2025 season, entering Sunday’s game with a .095 batting average and a .279 OPS over 21 at-bats.
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Watch: Dansby Swanson Homers to give the Cubs the Lead
Dansby Swanson made a game-saving defensive play in Saturday night’s game against the Diamondbacks, prompting discussion from around the league about his consistent efforts on the diamond.
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Chicago Cubs Lineup (3/30/25): Happ Leads Off, Turner at 1B, Boyd Starting
Saturday saw a few firsts for the Cubs, including homers from both Kyle Tucker and Matt Shaw, as they moved ahead in the series and put themself in position to get to .500 before heading to Sacramento.