Walt Jocketty, a three-time baseball executive of the year and former general manager for the Cincinnati Reds, has died. He was 74.According to the Associated Press, Jocketty died on Friday in Arizona. The St. Louis Cardinals, who Jocketty was also a general manager for, later announced his death on Saturday through posts on the team's social media accounts.Jocketty was the general manager for the Reds between 2008 and 2015. Before that, he was GM for the Cardinals between 1994 and 2007.In baseball, a team's general manager "has final say in terms of roster decisions (e.g. trades, free-agent signings) and coaching/front office personnel (e.g. hiring, firing, promotions, reassignments)," according to the MLB.Jocketty was named as the MLB's Executive of the Year in 2000 and 2004 for his work for the Cardinals, and in 2010 for his work for the Reds.However, despite his success, Jocketty was known for a shrewd and oftentimes combative leadership style, which led to his ultimate dismissal by the Cardinals in 2007, just a year after the team won the World Series.Additionally, Jocketty served as president of baseball operations for the Reds during the 2016 season and most recently as an ongoing executive advisor to the Castellini family, who own the team, since the 2017 season.He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before going on to land his first administrative job in the MLB with the Oakland Athletics in 1980. Jocketty was himself never a player in the league.