10 Facts About Walt Jocketty

Walt Jocketty was born on February 19,1951 and is an American baseball executive who is the Executive Adviser to the CEO of the Cincinnati Reds.

Walt Jocketty was the General Manager of the St Louis Cardinals from October 14,1994 until October 3,2007.

Less than five years into his time with Oakland, Walt Jocketty was promoted to Director of Baseball Administration, a post he held the remainder of his time in Oakland.

Walt Jocketty was hired as general manager of the St Louis Cardinals on October 14,1994.

Walt Jocketty was instrumental in bringing new manager Tony La Russa, whom he had worked with in Oakland, to St Louis.

The Cardinals had seven straight winning seasons under Walt Jocketty, including 100+ win seasons in 2004 and 2005.

Walt Jocketty was fired by the Cardinals organization on October 3,2007.

Walt Jocketty was hired as a Special Adviser to the Cincinnati Reds on January 11,2008.

Walt Jocketty's role was to advise and assist the team in their baseball operations which includes the front office, personnel, scouting, minor and international operations and training and medical services.

Walt Jocketty was named the next general manager of the Reds after Wayne Krivsky was fired April 23,2008.