For the first time in a year and a day, Travis d’Arnaud started a major league game on Tuesday.

It did not go as he’d hoped.

The catcher, out since last April’s Tommy John surgery, said before the game his arm was in good shape, and he proved that by throwing out Minnesota’s Max Kepler, who was trying to steal second in the top of the fourth.

That was pretty much the only highlight for d’Arnaud, as he caught Jacob deGrom’s worst start since September 2017 and was booed after three of his at-bats in a 14-8 loss to Minnesota at a chilly Citi Field.

“I made a couple good throws,’’ d’Arnaud said. “I would rather have won the game.’’

He went 0-for-5 with an RBI groundout on a night made even worse by the fact deGrom allowed six runs in four innings.

“Unfortunately it happened today, the day I was catching,’’ d’Arnaud said of deGrom’s rough outing. “I’ve got to partly take blame for it.”

D’Arnaud said deGrom’s struggles bothered him behind the plate the remainder of the game, perhaps to the detriment of his own performance.

“It definitely [stayed with me] the rest of the night after he was out,’’ d’Arnaud said. “I probably should have washed that [out] a little better. It’s part of being a catcher.’’

D’Arnaud’s offense seemed to be of bigger concern than his arm to Callaway prior to the game — and for good reason.

“He’s missed a lot of time,’’ Callaway said of d’Arnaud, who caught a pair of rehab games with Single-A St. Lucie on Thursday and Friday before rejoining the Mets and pinch hitting and catching two innings Sunday. “He didn’t have an ordinary spring training, and you could see the effects of that last year with a few players.’’

Despite the numbers, Callaway was encouraged by what he saw from Wilson Ramos’ new backup.

“He threw the ball great,’’ the manager said. “At the plate, he looked OK. He barreled a ball to center field [in the eighth]. I thought he got it better and it would travel a little bit further. Overall, for having a year off and his first game in the major leagues again, he looked fine. The bat will continue to come.’’

D’Arnaud said he is confident his elbow is healthy and he’s seen the results.

“I haven’t had carry like this in quite some time,’’ d’Arnaud said. “My footwork and timing [are] there. I’d say my attitude is a little different, too. Instead of thinking mechanically, it’s just about throwing the guy out. It’s helped simplify things for me.”

It’s an attitude d’Arnaud said he adopted recently.

“I put in a lot of extra work in the spring,’’ d’Arnaud said. “They kept putting guys out there for me so I could remember what it was like to throw people out to get a more aggressive mindset. When I threw two guys out in a row, it kind of clicked.’’

Asked how many games he anticipated Ramos playing as the season progressed, Callaway said it would be a “tough one to speculate on.”

Ramos has a history of injury issues, and they gave the 30-year-old d’Arnaud a $3.52 million contract during the offseason before they signed Ramos.

“I have faith in both guys,’’ Callaway said. “Ramos is a middle-of-the-order guy and we want him out there as much as we possibly can because the guy can flat-out rake… but we’ll be smart about it.’’