Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died.

Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the Cardinals and the Reds, has died. He was 74.

Walt Jocketty, center, with owner Bob Castellini and GM Nick Krall, served as the Reds’ president of baseball operations from 2008-2016 and had been an executive advisor to the owner since.

Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died.

Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for both the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds, has died.

Jocketty broke into baseball with the Oakland Athletics in 1980, winning a World Series ring in 1989. Jocketty became the general manager in St. Louis on Oct. 14, 1994.