File:Southern Maryland Blue Crabs (team logo).png

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From the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs website

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It is believed that this image, SMbaseball.PNG, is subject to fair use in the article Southern Maryland Blue Crabs because:

1. This image illustrates the text next to which it appears.
2. It is of much lower resolution than the original (copies made from it will be of very inferior quality).
3. This image is used on various websites, so its use on Wikipedia does not make it significantly more accessible or visible than it already is.
4. The image is being used in an informative way and should not detract from the original work.
5. No free or public domain images have been located for this item.