From 1996 until 2018 no player scored more goals in a single MLS season than the 27 Roy Lassiter posted.
Two players, Chris Wondolowski in 2012 and Bradley Wright-Phillips in 2014, tied his record mark, but the record held for 22 years.
It was Josef Martinez who shattered that record just last year, rolling up 31 goals and strolling to the scoring title, setting a new mark that, at the time, looked like a strong enough total to stand for a nice long while.
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Thanks to Carlos Vela, that record is now very much in jeopardy.