SEATTLE - Mike Hargrove knows just what he's getting into as the new manager of the last-place Mariners.
After all, he lost 98, 95 and 91 games in his final three seasons with the Orioles.
The Mariners aren't looking for a quick fix after going 63-99, their worst finish since the 1983 team lost 102.
"We know we have a lot of hard work ahead of us," Hargrove said Wednesday when the Mariners introduced him as manager.
Hargrove, who has 13 seasons of managerial experience with the Orioles and Indians, agreed to a three-year deal through 2007.
"We want to build this the right way," Hargrove said. "We want to get back, obviously, to Seattle's tradition of winning as quickly as possible. But we want this thing to last a long time."
DEVIL RAYS: Tampa Bay extended its player development contract with the rookie-league Princeton, W. Va., team through 2006.
PHILLIES: Former catcher John Russell, the Pirates' third-base coach, will be the seventh person to interview for the vacant managerial position.
BROADCAST DEAL: XM Satellite Radio will carry every major-league game, some in Spanish, under a $650-million, 11-year deal.
Times staff writer Marc Topkin contributed to this report.
