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.

Former Cardinals, Reds GM Reds Walt Jocketty, one of the most respected front office figures in baseball for decades, died after a long illness.

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.