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davidcyclebackIf a printer is smart, he will have the customer establish that he has the rights (or there are no rights exist to the material) before acceping the job. If there's a copyright infringment problem, the printer may be partially liable.
You can't use a Yankees name or symbol, or those from other teams, without the team's and/or MLB's permission (And they ain't going to give it to you). You can't use Mickey Mantle's or Willie May's or Sandy Koufax's images on a cards without permision.
If the guy's printing cards to keep in a box in his closet from now to eternity, copyright probably isn't an issue. But if he's going to sell them or use them as some sort of premium, it will be.
It's been established that if someone is writing a book or article about baseball cards, he or she is allowed to include pictures of relevant baseball cards. In fact, companies like Topps or Donruss will likely be happy to see their product appear in the pages of Beckett monthley or the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards or an online web article. But an article is different than making to sell for $$ unauthorized Sandy Koufax baseball cards or T-shirts. This is strictly attempting to make money off of Koufax's name.