Father Time catches up to everyone… or does it?

A small group of veterans are defying the odds this season, pushing off their seemingly inevitable age-related decline. And their productivity is especially opportune, amid the heat of the pennant race, as their clubs vie for a postseason berth.

Here’s a look at six players turning back the clock with vintage performances down the stretch.

All stats through play on Tuesday unless noted otherwise.

Giancarlo Stanton , DH/OF, Yankees

Stanton looks like he’s in his prime again -- so much so that he’s even back to playing the outfield on a semi-regular basis. In his age-35 season, he’s been nothing short of elite . Only Aaron Judge, Nick Kurtz and Shohei Ohtani have a higher slugging percentage than Stanton (.600), among hitters with at le

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