High school shortstop Ebel joins brother in Brewers system as No. 25 pick

MILWAUKEE – The Brewers selected Corona (Calif.) High School shortstop Trey Ebel with the No. 25 pick in the first round of the MLB Draft on Saturday, and if that name sounds familiar, it’s because Milwaukee also called it last year.

Ebel, 17, is the son of Dodgers third base coach Dino Ebel and the younger brother of Brady Ebel, who was drafted by the Brewers No. 32 overall last year, signed for $2.75 million and has played at the Class A level in 2025 and all of 2026 thus far.

Trey Ebel ranked 107th on MLB Pipeline’s pre-Draft rankings, but the Brewers have long valued him much higher among this year’s class of eligible players. Both Ebel brothers played for years on the Brewers’ development teams in California and Florida, and both have played at American Family Field a handful of times. Trey played there during last year’s pre-Draft workout when the Brewers were considering drafting Brady.

“Trey owned it, and he did it when he was 16,” said Brewers special assistant Corey Rodriguez, who helps run the team’s Area Code teams and Fall teams, which have been stocked with young draft hopefuls over the years from Christian Yelich to Brice Turang. “He’s a winning player. He’s different from Brady in terms of how he gets to it, but he gets there. He’s always been a hit collector.”

Brady is regarded as the more fluid and rhythmic player on the field of the two brothers. Trey is more quick-twitch. But he’s grown over the past year or so in height and also in strength while working with the same trainer who has helped Turang transform into an offensive threat.

Turang is also from Corona, though he went to Santiago High School. He spends offseasons working out with the Ebel brothers.

“They have different personalities, the brothers. But they root for each other,” Rodriguez said. “They’re great like that. There’s a great competitiveness that they have, but I don’t think it’s a rivalry. There’s a desire to get to the best versions of themselves.”

Trey batted .417/.496/.796 with 10 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 47 RBIs in 31 games as a senior at Corona High School in 2026. He has a scholarship offer to Texas A&M.

Provided Troy opts against college and begins his pro career, the Ebels will bid to become the first siblings to play together with the Brewers, who have had brothers play in the system at the same time – Ryan and Steve Braun, Jonathan and David Lucroy, for example – but never in the big leagues. The Milwaukee Braves had two sets of siblings: Hank and Tommie Aaron and Frank and Joe Torre.

Here’s a snippet of Trey’s scouting profile:

There are some area scouts who think Trey is a more complete player than his brother at the same point in his career. He has more quality at-bats than just about any high school hitter in the area. Unlike his brother, he swings from the right side and has shown he can handle velocity as well as good breaking stuff, making solid swing decisions and exhibiting good bat speed. He’s hit over power now, using the whole field, but there’s some raw pop for him to tap into.

Being an Ebel comes with a now-renowned work ethic, as well as access to high level instruction, and Trey has followed his brother in taking it and getting better. He’s shown a desire to improve deficits in his game, like working out with Brice Turang to improve his speed. The Texas A&M recruit is a better pure shortstop than Brady, with good instincts and a strong arm, even if he eventually needs to move to third and potentially be a plus defender there.

Ebel was the first of four Day 1 Draft picks for the Brewers, who also hold Nos. 66, 102 and 130 overall.