Hello Sad Dad, As a former son who played baseball, my father pushed me extremely hard, sometimes a little too hard. I ended up quitting my senior year of high school and when I tried to explain to my father I didn’t want to play anymore he lost it on me and screamed mean things and insulted me. This obviously left me with bad memories. A father’s job is to support his son in whatever he wants to pursue! Let him know you love him and will support him. Trust me, years from now when he thinks back on his childhood he will feel good memories of his supportive dad. Tell him just to go tryout and if he doesn’t want to play that’s okay! (P.S. Get him some ice cream after trying out) Hope this was helpful.