Reds death exec Walt Jocketty 'Great man, great person': Longtime Cincinnati Reds exec Walt Jocketty dies at 74Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Hot-hitting Cincinnati Reds third baseman Noelvi Marte delivered a three-hit game, and Emilio Pagán earned another save as the Reds beat the Rockies.

Former Cincinnati Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty has died at the age of 74. “The Reds are saddened by the passing of longtime Reds executive Walt Jocketty,” the Cincinnati Reds posted on social media. “We extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends.”

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.

The Reds and the Colorado Rockies are in the middle of a three-game series. Both were once run by Walt Jocketty, who passed away this morning. Jocketty, 74, had health issues the last two years. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on February 19, 1951.

Spencer Steer homered, Noelvi Marte and Santiago Espinal had three hits each, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 on a drizzly Friday night in Denver.