Walt Jocketty

Walter Joseph Jocketty (February 19, 1951 – April 25, 2025) was an American professional baseball executive. He served in Major League Baseball (MLB) as general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals from 1994 to 2007, and general manager, president of baseball operations, and executive advisor for the Cincinnati Reds from 2008 until his death in 2025.

Infobox

Born

(1951-02-19)February 19, 1951Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

Died

April 25, 2025(2025-04-25) (aged 74)Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

Education

Metropolitan State UniversityUniversity of Minnesota (BBA)

Known for

General manager of St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds

Spouse

Sue

Children

Awards

St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame

Tables

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Preceded byWayne Krivsky

Preceded byDal Maxvill

Preceded byWayne Krivsky

St. Louis Cardinals General Manager 1995–2007

Cincinnati Reds General Manager 2008–2015

Succeeded byJohn Mozeliak

Succeeded byDick Williams

Preceded byDal Maxvill	St. Louis Cardinals General Manager 1995–2007	Succeeded byJohn Mozeliak
Preceded byWayne Krivsky	Cincinnati Reds General Manager 2008–2015	Succeeded byDick Williams

References

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/walt-jocketty/
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/walt-jocketty/
MLB.com
https://www.mlb.com/press-release/release-cardinals-saddened-by-the-passing-of-former-team-executive-walt-jocketty
St. Louis Cardinals 2006 Media Guide. Hadler Printing Co.. Page 9.
"Walt Jocketty"
http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/execdb/showperson.php?idx=JockeWa01&fname=Walt&lname=Jocketty
"Cardinals News > Jocketty no longer GM of Cardinals"
https://web.archive.org/web/20071011201031/http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071003&content_id=2247373&vkey=news_stl&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl
"The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds: Official Info: Reds name Walt Jocketty President of baseball operations and general manger"
https://web.archive.org/web/20080506083212/http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20080423&content_id=2573847&vkey=pr_cin&fext=.jsp&c_id=cin
ramsey.mlbblogs.com
https://ramsey.mlblogs.com/walt-jocketty-executive-of-the-year-619038a185ad
"Reds Promote Dick Williams to GM; Jocketty to Serve as President of Baseball Ops"
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/11/reds-promote-dick-williams-to-gm-jocketty-to-serve-as-president-of-baseball-ops.html
MLB.com
https://www.mlb.com/reds/fans/media-guide
MLB.com
https://www.mlb.com/news/walt-jocketty-former-cardinals-and-reds-gm-passes-away-at-74