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. He was 74.

Walt Jocketty, a decorated general manager with the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, has died at age 74, both teams confirmed Saturday. In a multi-decade career as an MLB executive, Jocketty led both teams to postseason runs,

Cincinnati Reds executive advisor Walt Jocketty, one of the most respected front office figures in baseball for decades, died after a long illness.