All-Star ballots went live on Wednesday afternoon.

The Chicago Cubs – sporting the National League’s best record – have a compelling case to send plenty of their players to Truist Park in Atlanta next month.

Let’s look at the cases for all nine Cubs’ position players on the ballot:

Catcher: Carson Kelly

Kelly started the year on a torrid pace. The first-year Cub hit for the cycle – the first Cub to do that since 1993 – and was hitting over .400 in mid-April. His nine home runs rank second among NL catchers and he has a whopping .927 OPS this season – a number you’ll gladly take from a defense-first position.

One of the knocks for Kelly will be his playing time. He is not qualified among catchers – he’s played in 37 games with 119 at-bats as the Cubs split the playing time behind the dish with him and Miguel Amaya until the latter went down with an injury. That allowed him to stay fresh and thrive at the plate.

Another factor working against him could be the depth at the position in the NL. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Will Smith has a .920 OPS in 49 games and 158 at-bats, and Colorado’s Hunter Goodman has an .802 OPS with 10 home runs in 220 at-bats across 59 games.

First base: Michael Busch

On a team where the offense has shone and the spotlight has been taken by Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki, Busch has quietly put up an .895 OPS this season – the third-best mark among first basemen in the NL. That should garner some heavy All-Star consideration.

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An issue he could face, though, is the sheer star power at the position in the NL. Voting can sometimes be a popularity contest and the two names above him in OPS leaders at first base – the Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman and the New York Mets’ Pete Alonso – pack plenty of recognition. The Philadelphia Phillies’ Bryce Harper, who is fourth in NL OPS, isn’t a no-name guy, either.

Second base: Nico Hoerner

Hoerner has won a Gold Glove and is a former first-round pick, but he’s yet to appear in a Midsummer Classic. This year might be his best shot yet.

The 28-year-old is hitting .300 and has driven in 28 runs – without hitting a home run – and his six Outs Above Average are tied for the NL lead among second basemen. He’ll face his stiffest test from his division rival in St. Louis, Brendan Donovan. Donovan has a higher OPS (.846 to .722) and a higher batting average (.321 to .300), too.

Third base: Matt Shaw

Shaw is hitting .319 with an .819 OPS in 51 plate appearances since being recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Impressive numbers, but his slow start and subsequent demotion to Iowa mean he’s an incredibly long shot to head to Atlanta next month. Could he be an All-Star in the future? Perhaps, hit like he has since coming back up and it’s a fair assumption.

Instead, look at San Diego’s Manny Machado, Arizona (and noted Cubs killer) Eugenio Suárez and San Francisco’s Matt Chapman as options at the hot corner, among others.

Shortstop: Dansby Swanson

Swanson has been to a pair of All-Star games in his career and has had a solid start to his 2025 campaign. His 11 home runs are third among NL shortstops.

But, like first base, this position is loaded in the NL. The Mets’ Francisco Lindor has 14 home runs and other names, like Washington’s CJ Abrams, the Phillies’ Trea Turner and Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo are all having stellar seasons, too.

Outfield: Kyle Tucker, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ

This is probably the Cubs’ best opportunity at representation in Atlanta next month.

Crow-Armstrong and Tucker aren’t just having solid seasons – they’re performing at MVP-caliber levels. Crow-Armstrong leads the league in fWAR at 3.6 and is on pace for a 40-home-run, 40-stolen-base season.

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Tucker is eighth in the NL in fWAR at 2.5. His addition after a blockbuster trade with Houston in the offseason has been a catalyst for the Cubs’ offense. He was an All-Star three times with the Astros and has a strong case to make his first appearance in the Midsummer Classic with the National League next month.

Happ has a .692 OPS with three home runs this season, a drop off from last season (.782). He started slow last season, too, before posting an .887 in June. Happ was an All-Star in 2022 when he won the first of three straight Gold Glove Awards.

Designated Hitter: Seiya Suzuki

Speaking of offensive catalysts, Suzuki has been a key cog in baseball’s best offense. He’s clubbed 14 home runs and has an .879 OPS this season while primarily manning the DH role. Like some of the other positions, he faces stiff competition in landing a spot on the NL All-Star roster.

Tops among them is the game’s biggest star: Shohei Ohtani. The Dodgers’ megastar 23 home runs, 11 stolen bases and carries a whopping 1.039 OPS this season.