 After serving for seventeen years in the Dodgers organization, Ebel joined the Los Angeles Angels organization in 2005 as the coach of the Salt Lake Stingers of the PCL, which posted a 79–65 record under his guidance.After long-time bench coach Joe Maddon left the Angels organization to manage the Tampa Bay Rays, Ebel was appointed to the major league team's coaching staff as Mike Scioscia's third base coach.While Ebel was the third base coach, Scioscia and he advocated a more aggressive style of baserunning.