Musashi Nagayama (18), a pitcher from Nippon Wellness Okinawa who was selected as the 9th developmental draft pick by the Softbank Hawks in the October draft, revealed his intention to decline the offer on his social media on the 11th. He wrote, 'My desire to challenge myself in American baseball, which I have long admired, has grown even stronger.' Tomohiro Nagai (51), the General Manager of Scouting and Player Development, commented, 'It is unfortunate, but we wish to respect his decision and accept it.'

This marks the third consecutive year of declined offers, following pitcher Ryo Furukawa of Nihon Gakuen (currently a sophomore at Toin University of Yokohama) who was the first developmental draft pick in 2024, and infielder Rintaro Sasaki of Stanford University (21) who was the first-round pick in 2025 and signed with the U.S. Marlins. In this year's draft, the team selected a record total of 24 players, consisting of 9 regular roster players and 15 developmental players.