 During the 1989, 1990 and 1991 off seasons, Ebel also played in the Australian Baseball League with the Dodgers Australian affiliate the Adelaide Giants.In 1991 he served as a player–coach for the Bakersfield Dodgers of the Class A-Advanced California League, a position he held until 1994.He served as a player–coach for the high-A San Bernardino Spirit, also of the California League, in 1995, before coaching full-time with the San Antonio Missions of the Class AA Texas League in 1996.