ARLINGTON, Va. — Travis d’Arnaud’s fate appeared sealed when he didn’t leave Florida with the Mets this week, and on Wednesday it became official that the veteran catcher will begin the season on the injured list.

The 25-man roster general manager Brodie Van Wagenen and his staff have assembled for Opening Day contains no real surprises: As expected, Pete Alonso, Dominic Smith, Luis Guillorme, J.D. Davis, Tomas Nido, Luis Avilan and Tim Peterson were included.

Todd Frazier (oblique) and Jed Lowrie (sprained left-knee capsule) will join d’Arnaud on the injured list to begin the season. The absence of Frazier and Lowrie is allowing the Mets to carry two first basemen, Alonso and Smith.

D’Arnaud is returning from Tommy John surgery, which was performed last April. Team officials thought he would be best served taking at-bats and continuing to strengthen his arm in extended spring training rather than receiving limited action as the backup catcher in the major leagues, behind Wilson Ramos.

“We have sort of operated from the beginning to make sure there was a progression,” Van Wagenen said.

Nido won the backup catcher’s job in spring training, according to Van Wagenen, because of his handling of the pitching staff. The strong showing by Nido allowed the team to reassign Devin Mesoraco to minor league camp.

But Mesoraco, who returned last month on a minor league contract, has refused to report and wants the Mets to release him. He will be placed on the restricted list, according to Van Wagenen, unless the catcher changes his mind and reports to Triple-A Syracuse for the start of the season next week.

“If a player signs a contract, then a player should be willing to honor that contract,” Van Wagenen said, noting veterans such as Rajai Davis, Gregor Blanco, Hector Santiago and Adeiny Hechavarria will start the season in Syracuse, as will veteran catcher Rene Rivera, who returned to the organization this week on a minor league contract.

“For us to start creating special circumstances, how could we look our other players in the face?” Van Wagenen asked. “So I think our players have signed with us because they believe in playing for us, not just in the 25-man roster to break camp, but they want to be part of this winning environment.”