Three-time MLB Executive of the Year Walt Jocketty, the former general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74. Jocketty reportedly died Friday in the Phoenix area and the Cardinals announced the news Saturday.

Cardinals ownership and broadcasters took time to remember and reflect on their former GM Walt Jocketty’s passing earlier Saturday at the age of 74. Jocketty had been battling serious health issues recently.

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,